Yusef Freeman is the Managing Director of California for the Jonathan Rose Companies, leading ground up development and acquisitions on the West Coast out of the Companies’ Oakland, CA office.

Prior to joining the Rose Companies, Yusef was a Vice President of Investments in the transactions group at PGIM Real Estate, sourcing investment opportunities for the real estate private equity funds of the company.

Prior to joining PGIM in 2018, Yusef was the Managing Director for McCormack Baron Salazar, leading west coast operations and new business development nationally for the company and a Graduate Program lecturer in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of California, Berkeley.

Yusef holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley where he spent one year studying abroad at the American University in Cairo, Egypt; a Master of Public Administration from New York University, where he majored in public finance as a Public Policy and International Affairs Fellow; and an alum of the Center for Urban Redevelopment Excellence Fellowship Program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jeff Burns, Senior Managing Director, is responsible for new loan origination in California and the western United States. He specializes in multifamily and healthcare financing for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD. Mr. Burns joined Walker & Dunlop in February 2009 in conjunction with the firm’s acquisition of certain assets of Column Guaranteed, and had previously been with Column Guaranteed since October 2005.

Prior to this, Mr. Burns worked for Deutsche Bank Berkshire Mortgage, Bank of the West and Citibank. Throughout Mr. Burns career, he has completed over $9 billion in commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Burns currently serves on the board of directors of the California Mortgage Bankers Association and formerly served on the Freddie Mac Advisory Council and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the Bay Area Mortgage Association. Mr. Burns earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Oregon State University, and a Master’s degree in finance from the University of San Francisco.