My Story: Jaebadiah S. Gardner

Jaebadiah S. Gardner is an African-American, Mexican-American businessman, multi-family real estate developer, fund manager, author and is the Founder & CEO of GardnerGlobal, Inc., a privately held holding company headquartered in Seattle, WA. Jaebadiah earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and later earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Western Michigan Law School. Prior to development, Jaebadiah worked for Turner Construction building commercial high-rises in downtown Seattle. Since 2009 he has built up a client base of private and non-profit clients providing feasibility, pre-development and development services. Jaebadiah was most recently selected as a 2022-2023 LISC/Amazon fellow. He currently has a pipeline of over 800+ units and over $210MM in total project costs on urban infill sites in Seattle's most gentrified neighborhoods.

In 2021 GardnerGlobal closed on $8M in real estate acquisitions and launched their first real estate fund that aims to provide access to investment opportunities for those who have been traditionally excluded. GardnerGlobal has worked tirelessly to create partnerships with one of the world's largest companies and a seven generation family office in Seattle, WA. Jaebadiah is a keynote and panelist throughout the year and has spoken on the world stage at Paris Real Estate week where he shared the stage with several European global leaders. Jaebadiah serves as a board of trustee for the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and is the President of the Multicultural Alumni Partnership Board at the University of Washington.

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