Veena Jetti (VEEnuh Jeh-Tee) is the founding partner of Vive (rhymes with “five”) Funds, a unique commercial real estate firm that specializes in curating conservative opportunities for investors. Veena brings a dynamic perspective to targeting, acquiring, managing, and operating assets using best practices combined with cutting edge technologies. Veena also leads a Facebook Community called Mastering Multifamily with Veena Jetti.
After graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Finance at 20 years old, she pursues her passion for real estate. Veena has over a decade of real estate experience and over $900MM+ in multifamily transactions in her own portfolio.After graduating from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a degree in Finance at 20 years old, she pursues her passion for real estate. Veena has over a decade of real estate experience and over $900MM+ in multifamily transactions in her own portfolio.
Veena is also a passionate philanthropist. In 2017, she was one of only three women to receive the Politico Woman of the Year award for the significant amount of time and focus she spent on aiding the grassroots Hurricane Harvey disaster response.
Kristin Kautz, CPSM
Partner
JAM Idea Agency
Kristin Kautz, CPSM is an experienced marketer with over 23 years of expertise in the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. With a passion for innovation and technology, Kristin has become a leading expert in AI for the built environment, helping companies implement and maximize AI in their business.
Kristin is advising a wide range of organizations on how to integrate AI into their operations, from small firms to large corporations. AI is revolutionizing our industry. With a deep understanding of the latest AI trends and technologies, Kristin provides strategic guidance and develops customized organizational structures, guidelines, policies, procedures, communications/roll-out, and training to ensure that companies can fully leverage AI to drive growth, improve efficiency and productivity, and enhance both client and employee satisfaction.
Her unique blend of marketing expertise, industry knowledge, and technical know-how has made her a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the field of AI for the built environment. Kristin has been the featured AI speaker for SMPS locally, regionally, and nationally in addition to the Society for Design Administration (SDA), Project Mark, Zweig Group, and multiple CEO cohorts. Kristin is committed to advancing the use of AI in the AEC industry and helping companies stay at the forefront of innovation.
L.D. Salmanson
CEO
Cherre
L.D.
has extensive experience founding, advising, and investing in leading private
technology companies. Prior to founding Cherre, L.D. served as Executive
Director of Oppenheimer’s Private Shares Group, after Oppenheimer acquired
Greencrest Capital, a firm he co-founded to enable pre-IPO transactions in some
of the largest private technology companies in the world, including Facebook,
twitter, and Uber. Prior to that L.D. served as the Principal of Knight Capital
Group’s Private Equity Fund, and previously as a captain in the Israeli Army.
L.D. earned his MBA in Finance from the University of
Pennsylvania Wharton School, and is a Joseph Wharton Merit
Scholar. L.D. also holds a B.A., LL.B., and LL.M. in finance and International
Law from IDC Herzliya.