Meet the leadership team
JEM Holdings is a real estate investment company focused on the acquisition of value-add properties.
MIKAEL J. LEVEY
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Mikael Levey is the founder, owner, and CEO of JEM Holdings, a New York City-based real estate investment company focused on developing and acquiring multifamily properties. JEM also controls several Hotels and office buildings through its subsidiary, JEM Joint Ventures. Mikael oversees all aspects of both JEM Holdings and JEM Joint Ventures. Since its inception in 2011, JEM has acquired fifty-four properties, comprised of over 9,600 existing multifamily housing units and multiple office buildings, and has completed or is under construction on over 2,220 multifamily units.
In 2021, JEM Holdings launched Fortis Property Management in order to vertically integrate JEM into a full-service real estate investment management company. Mikael serves as Co-CEO for Fortis and is responsible for overseeing the management of over 13,000 multifamily units.
Mikael earned his Master in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Boston University. Prior to founding JEM, Mikael worked at Silverstein Properties, Urban America, Cushman and Wakefield and CB Richard Ellis and has been involved in well over $3B of transactions.
JESSICA M. SAKS
Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director
Jessica has been involved in over $3B of real estate transactions in her career. Having joined JEM in 2014, Jessica runs all aspects of acquisition, disposition, asset management, and investor relations for JEM Holdings. She is responsible for the evaluation of new acquisition and development opportunities, transaction execution, asset management of JEM's office and multifamily portfolio, and oversight of the company's in-house property management division, Fortis Property Management. Prior to joining JEM, Jessica held roles at Silverstein Properties, overseeing a 3-million-square-foot Manhattan office portfolio; in Brookfield's opportunistic private equity fund; and in commercial mortgage origination at Prudential Mortgage Capital Company.
Jessica earned her Master of Business Administration at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and her Bachelor of Science (BS) from Cornell University with a minor in Real Estate.
Kathryn Ashley
Director of Multifamily Property Management
Kathryn (Katie) serves as the Director of Multifamily Property Management for JEM Holdings’ multifamily portfolio in the Southeast and oversees approximately 200 property management and regional support staff. She is responsible for all aspects of JEM’s on-site due diligence for new acquisitions, on-site operations, employee training, and capital projects. Her expertise includes new construction, lease ups, acquisitions, renovations, and repositions, and she has over 25 years’ experience in property and portfolio management, operations, and employee training and development. Prior to joining JEM in 2020, Katie served as VP of Operations for a 7,000 unit workforce housing portfolio with assets located across the Southeast.
Katie graduated from Midlands Technical College with an Associates of Science in Accounting and attended George Mason University with coursework emphasis in Education. Katie holds CPMc®, and CAM designations, as well as a South Carolina PMIC license.
Alexander Tkac
Senior Associate
Alexander is a Senior Associate at JEM Holdings and has been directly involved in over $285m of real estate transactions. He is responsible for financial modeling, investor relations, assisting in all aspects of asset management for JEM's office and multifamily portfolio, and collaborates with the company's in-house property management division, Fortis Property Management, on budgeting, operations, and more.
Prior to joining JEM, Alexander worked as a commercial real estate market analyst, providing both macro- and micro-level analysis and insight into the economies and CRE markets across the Southeast.
Alexander graduated from Georgia State University with a Master's degree in Commercial Real Estate. Additionally, he attended Syracuse University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Real Estate Finance with a minor in Economics.
