Matt Bronfman is a Principal and the Chief Executive Officer of Jamestown, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Bronfman joined the company in 1998 as General Counsel and in 2002 was named Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. He became CEO in 2012, and is responsible for managing Jamestown’s global operations and overseeing corporate strategy and execution. Under Matt’s leadership, Jamestown has grown its portfolio of assets in the U.S. and expanded into Latin America and Europe.

Mr. Bronfman has more than 30 years of experience in real estate and has led the acquisition, redevelopment, and oversight for over $20 billion in projects, including Chelsea Market in New York City, Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Industry City in Brooklyn, the Innovation and Design Building in Boston, and Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco.

Prior to joining Jamestown, Mr. Bronfman practiced law at Holland & Knight. He currently serves on the boards for the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, the Jewish Federations of North America, and Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. Mr. Bronfman also serves as President of the board of Directors for the Jamestown Charitable Foundation, which supports nonprofits to help make cities more enjoyable places to live and work. He has been recognized as a leader in the industry and is a recipient of the Real Estate Roundtable President’s Circle Award; New York Observer’s 100 Most Powerful People in New York Real Estate; Commercial Observer’s Top 100 Most Powerful People in Commercial Real Estate; Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Most Admired CEO; Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians; and Atlanta Magazine’s Top 500 Most Powerful Leaders.

Mr. Bronfman graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Tufts University in Boston and attended law school at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, graduating magna cum laude.

Michael Phillips is a Principal and the Chairman and President of Jamestown, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. As President, Mr. Phillips oversees the development and execution of the company’s real estate projects globally. During his tenure, Jamestown has grown its portfolio of assets in key markets throughout the US and expanded its investment footprint to South America and Europe, more than tripling the firm’s assets under management. Mr. Phillips is the driving force behind the company’s adaptive reuse projects including Chelsea Market in New York City, Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Industry City in Brooklyn, and Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. Mr. Phillips is nationally recognized for his creative leadership and ability to build unique, iconic urban centers. He attended the American University in London.

Chris Kopecky is a Principal and the Chief Financial Officer of Jamestown, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Kopecky joined Jamestown in 2016 and oversees all aspects of the firm’s capital markets, finance, accounting, tax, and information technology business units. Mr. Kopecky is a CPA and prior to joining Jamestown, was the Chief Accounting Officer of Edens, a leading owner, operator, and developer of retail real estate. He also spent a combined 12 years with Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young as a senior manager in their business advisory practices, serving publicly traded and privately held clients in the real estate, financial services, and not-for-profit industries. He is currently a member of the Jamestown Foundation Board of Directors, the Emory Winship Cancer Institute Advisory Board, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors. Mr. Kopecky graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business and completed executive coursework at Harvard Business School.