Jeffrey Kanne

Mr. Kanne leads National Real Estate Advisors and its subsidiaries, overseeing firm-wide strategy, operations, major transactions, new business development, and investor engagement. He reports directly to the Board of Directors, on which he serves, and chairs both the Investment Committee and the Management Team.

Since 2000, Mr. Kanne has guided the evolution of NEBF’s real estate investment platform and the formation of National Real Estate Advisors and National Real Estate Development. His expertise spans the full real estate investment and development lifecycle, with deep insight into legal, financial, and construction-related matters.

Mr. Kanne also serves as Vice Chairman of Sabey Data Centers, where he supports strategic direction and long-term planning for one of the nation’s leading data center developers and operators.

Before entering the real estate investment field, Mr. Kanne served in the Peace Corps and worked as a lumber trader. He later practiced law in Washington, D.C., where he advised on multi-billion-dollar international debt restructurings and complex real estate transactions, with a focus on development projects for nonprofit organizations and universities. He subsequently formed a private law practice and was closely involved in structuring numerous large-scale real estate development investments nationwide for institutional clients.

Mr. Kanne received his Bachelor of Arts in History and Juris Doctor with high honors from the University of Iowa. He is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Mr. Kanne is a member of the Order of the Coif of the University of Iowa College of Law.