Jeffery Linker is a real estate developer and investor based in Northeast Ohio. Mr. Linker holds a B.S.B.A. Degree in Finance, and a Master's of Business Administration Degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Upon graduation from the Wharton School, Mr. Linker joined Associated Estates Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio (later called Associated Estates Realty Corporation - NYSE: symbol AEC; now wholly owned by Brookfield Properties). During his tenure at AERC, Mr. Linker established his initial career experience in the acquisition, development, and management of real estate. While employed with AERC, he was directly responsible for the development of large-scale projects that included single-family housing, a 200-acre industrial park, and several, large, "class-A" multi-family rental communities. The once privately-held company was taken public on the NYSE in 1993, after which Mr. Linker served as Director of Acquisitions and Development until 1996. Since 1996 he has independently developed, from the ground-up, several multifamily communities in Ohio; and has pursued other commercial and residential projects in Ohio and Florida.