Matt Bronfman is a Principal and the Chief Executive Officer of Jamestown. Mr. Bronfman joined the company as General Counsel in 1998 before becoming Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer in 2002. He became CEO in 2012 and is responsible for managing Jamestown’s global operations and overseeing corporate strategy and execution. During his tenure, Jamestown has executed more than $40 billion in transactions, grown its portfolio of assets in the U.S., and expanded into Latin America and Europe. As of December 31, 2024, Jamestown has assets under management of $14.2 billion.

Mr. Bronfman has more than 30 years of experience in real estate and has led the acquisition and repositioning of many large scale-mixed use projects, including Chelsea Market and Industry City in New York City, Ponce City Market and Buckhead Village in Atlanta, Raleigh Iron Works in Raleigh, 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 Jewish Federations of North America, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta where he is past board chair, and Atlanta Beltline Partnership. Mr. Bronfman also is a member of the Atlanta Committee for Progress and 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 currently serves or previously served as board member for myriad national and international real estate organizations. He is past board member of the Jewish Funders Network, Epstein School, Weber School, and Metro Atlanta Chamber. Throughout his board positions and general community engagements, Mr. Bronfman has been actively involved in various community initiatives, including steering the Jewish Federation through the challenges of COVID-19, leading the menorah lighting on the Atlanta Beltline, and supporting the launch of the High Line in New York.

Mr. Bronfman graduated Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude from Tufts University in Boston and graduated magna cum laude from Northwestern Law School in Chicago. He and his wife, Ronit Walker, reside in Atlanta and are the proud parents of three adult children.

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.