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Jeffrey Gdanski is the founder and co-CEO 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 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 JCP, Ms. Chao was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (“JPMAM”). She founded and led the structured debt business in Real Estate Americas (“REA”), and managed both open-end and closed-end funds for institutional and retail investors. She was a voting member of the REA Investment Committee and served as a voting member of the JPMAM Managing Director Committee. Prior to JPMAM, Ms. Chao was a Director at UBS Investment Bank, where she originated CMBS and balance sheet loans and subsequently worked out NPLs during the Global Financial Crisis. Prior to UBS, Ms. Chao worked in the Real Estate Mezzanine Group at New York Life Investment Management and the Real Estate Advisory Group at Ernst & Young.

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

Matthew Meltsner is a founder and the Chief Operating Officer of 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.