Managing Member & Co-Founder of Waterton

Mr. Schwartz has been a principal in real estate investment and finance since 1985. Prior to forming Waterton in 1995, Mr. Schwartz was a Vice President of Acquisitions for Equity Residential Properties Trust (EQR-NYSE) and from 1985 through 1989 was with AMLI Realty Co.  Mr. Schwartz received his Bachelor's Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois. He holds a Master's in Business Administration from the University Of Chicago Booth School Of Business.

Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the National Multi Housing Council, NAHB Multifamily Leadership Board, Strategic Capital Partners Board of Directors, PREA and is a member of The Urban Land Institute Multifamily Blue Council. Mr. Schwartz is Past President of the University of Chicago Children's Hospital Pediatric AIDS auxiliary and is a member of the Visiting Committee of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Chicago, a Central Board Member of the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago and a member of the Young Presidents Organization Chicago Chapter. Mr. Schwartz is on the Board of Directors of Post Properties, Inc (PPS-NYSE).