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Jose Ruben Velarde
Senior Director, Latin America
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Jose Ruben Velarde is the Senior Director and Head of Latin American region at Jamestown. He oversees the company’s efforts in the region and is responsible for the Latin America Fund. Mr. Velarde has over 12 years of experience in real estate investment and a proven track record in acquisitions, development, asset management, and dispositions of office, industrial, residential, and commercial assets. Prior to joining Jamestown, he served as head of the Peruvian Real Estate Investments team at Credicorp Capital, one of the largest Andean region investment banks. Prior to that, Mr. Velarde was the head of the Real Estate Investments team at Interseguro Insurance Company. He also held positions at Aquario Investment Group and Prudential Real Estate Investors (now PGIM). Mr. Velarde holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Jose Ruben Velarde is the Senior Director and Head of Latin American region at Jamestown. He oversees the company’s efforts in the region and is responsible for the Latin America Fund. Mr. Velarde has over 12 years of experience in real estate investment and a proven track record in acquisitions, development, asset management, and dispositions of office, industrial, residential, and commercial assets. Prior to joining Jamestown, he served as head of the Peruvian Real Estate Investments team at Credicorp Capital, one of the largest Andean region investment banks. Prior to that, Mr. Velarde was the head of the Real Estate Investments team at Interseguro Insurance Company. He also held positions at Aquario Investment Group and Prudential Real Estate Investors (now PGIM). Mr. Velarde holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer and Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.