MARK WEINSTEIN

Founder, President MJW Investments

Weinstein is the founder and president of Santa Monica-based MJW Investments. In the last year the company has acquired more than $210 million worth of multifamily and student housing projects. Since its founding, the company has accumulated roughly $1 billion worth of real estate. The company currently counts more than 1,500 units of conventional multifamily properties and 7,500 student housing beds in its portfolio. Last year the company created a co-GP platform, which has acquired or is under contract to acquire more than $150 million worth of properties. Weinstein also helped start Dignity Moves, a nonprofit focused on housing the homeless. He started his career as an attorney before starting MJW Investments in 1983.