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Jeffrey Gdanski is a founder and the co-CEO and CIO of JEMM Capital Partners. He has over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry and has developed over eleven million square  feet in the Tri-State Area.

Prior to founding JCP, Mr. Gdanski founded New Line Structures and Development LLC, one of NYC’s largest construction management companies. Since its inception, New Line Structures has completed over nine million square feet including ground-up construction and complicated gut renovations in all real estate sectors including office, residential, hotel, healthcare, retail and dormitory. New Line Structures’ clients include institutional asset managers, public and private pensions, developers and high-net-worth individuals. Before transitioning to real estate development, Mr. Gdanski was a practicing attorney specializing in construction litigation and preparing owner architect and contractor agreements.

Mr. Gdanski received a B.A. from Yeshiva University and a J.D. from Pace University.

Candace Chao is a founder and the co-CEO and CIO of JEMM Capital Partners. She has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry and has invested over $20 billion in real estate transactions throughout the US.

Prior to joining JCP, Ms. Chao served as a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (“JPMAM”), where she founded and led the structured debt business within Real Estate Americas (“REA”). Under her leadership, the business grew to become one of the most established national lenders in subordinate debt. Ms. Chao managed all aspects of the business, including overseeing both open-end and closed-end funds for institutional and retail investors. She was a voting member of the REA Investment Committee and the JPMAM Managing Director Committee. Before JPMAM, Ms. Chao held the position of Director at UBS Investment Bank, where she originated CMBS and balance sheet loans and played a key role in the workout of non-performing loans (NPLs) during the Global Financial Crisis. Earlier in her career, Ms. Chao worked in the Real Estate Mezzanine Group at New York Life Investment Management and in the Real Estate Advisory Group at Ernst & Young.

Ms. Chao holds a B.S. from Cornell University.

Matthew Meltsner is a founder, the Chief Operating Officer and Head of Originations at JEMM Capital Partners. Mr. Meltsner oversees the daily operations of the company and transaction management. Mr. Meltnser has over 15 years of experience in loan origination, underwriting, development, and construction management.

Prior to JCP, Mr. Meltsner served as Vice President of Development and Construction for one of the largest private developers in New York and New Jersey. In that role, he oversaw the construction, financing, sales, and asset management of approximately 1.2 million square feet of real estate, including high-end residential projects, mixed-use developments, and renovations.

Mr. Meltsner holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Business Management and Entrepreneurship from the Syracuse University Whitman School of Management, and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate.

Eytan Saperstein is a founder and Principal of JEMM Capital Partners. Mr. Saperstein is primarily responsible for investor relations, fundraising and originations.

Mr. Saperstein has 15 years of real estate experience. He has spent the last 10 years working at Ramer & Saperstein RE Investments, where he works alongside his family, owning and operating value-added multifamily investments in New York City. Prior to that, Mr. Saperstein was a Project Manager for one of the largest private real estate developers in the New York metro area and was also on the development team at Forest City Ratner Companies.

Mr. Saperstein holds a B.A. from Tufts University and a M.S. in Real Estate Development from New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate. At Tufts, Mr. Saperstein was an All-American and the Team Captain of the 2010 NCAA Division III National Champion Lacrosse Team. He also represented Team Israel at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships.