OZ MAGAZINE 2022 Top 25 Influencers issue 2.2 | Page 55

TOP 25 FUND MANAGERS / DEVELOPERS
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JILL HOMAN

JAVELIN 19

Jill Homan is the president of Javelin 19 Investments , an Opportunity Zone focused real estate development , investment , and advisory firm . She has more than 15 years of experience in real estate development , totaling almost $ 500 million in capitalization . Homan has partnered with Pinnacle Partners on a $ 100 million highly curated Opportunity Zone fund . In addition , she is co-developing projects in Opportunity Zones and has successfully raised and closed OZ capital . She earned MBA and MPP degrees from Duke University , focusing on finance and authoring a thesis on urban revitalization .

WHAT KIND OF TRENDS AND NEW INVESTMENT AREAS DO YOU THINK QOFS WILL FOCUS ON IN 2022 ?
I think Qualified Opportunity Funds will sharpen our focus even more on high-quality investment opportunities for 2022 . With the uncertainty around factors such as inflation , it is even more critical for QOFs to be highly selective of development partners , markets , and assets . The question could be “ What do QOFs want to own if there is a downturn ,” instead . While I am focused on creating value and growing value for our investors and partners , I also think we should be mindful of the economic and market factors and manage our risk appropriately .

CHRIS KNOPPE

CBUS OZ FUNDS

Chris Knoppe is president of Cbus OZ Funds in Columbus , Ohio , where he invests to improve local urban neighborhoods in a dramatic and meaningful way through concentrated renovation of distressed housing and mixed-use properties . Investing professionally since 2007 , Knoppe has successfully navigated market cycles while executing strategies including distressed property acquisition and repositioning , hard money lending , home building , and fund management . He became enamored by the power of Opportunity Zones shortly after the program ’ s formation , inspiring him to create a fund structure to amass a portfolio of houses , multifamily , and mixed-use properties while harnessing the power of the OZ incentives .

WHAT KIND OF TRENDS AND NEW INVESTMENT AREAS DO YOU THINK QOFS WILL FOCUS ON IN 2022 ?
Real estate will continue to be a key investment segment including housing and industrial , however , I think we ’ ll see real estate investment expand into broader geographies and project types . As awareness of the OZ incentives grow , my hope is that more focus is given to hyperlocal investment . Similarly , I think crowd-funding strategies will grow to allow broader investor participation .
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