Jordan Cortez is the Principal & Founder of Vanguard Real Estate Advisors (“VREA”), responsible for spearheading all of VREA’s advisory assignments throughout North America. During his career, he has been instrumental in closing $4.6 billion in acquisitions, dispositions, structured finance assignments, asset management mandates, note sales, and joint-venture equity placements. Prior to forming VREA, Jordan headed the Dallas office of Rockwood Real Estate Advisors leading their Investment Sales and Joint Venture efforts for the Southwestern United States. Prior to that, he held a senior-level position on Johnson Capital's Equity Finance Desk in New York where he focused on large-scale equity raises and structured financial assignments on both a domestic and foreign basis. Before joining Johnson Capital, Jordan led Apartment Realty Advisors brokerage efforts for a multi-state region. He began his real estate advisory career as a key member of Cushman & Wakefield's Dallas Investment Sales Division. Throughout his career he has represented a client base that is highly diverse including: REITs, Pension Funds, Regional Banks, Special Servicers, Family Offices, Tenant-in-Common Owners, National Developers, and Private Investors. In addition to his advisory background over the past decade he has invested actively and passively in real estate and energy deals. Jordan received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with Financial Applications from Southern Methodist University. He also completed his Masters of Science in Real Estate with a concentration in Finance & Investment from New York University. Additionally, he has earned the CCIM designation and is a licensed real estate broker in Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Georgia.