James Leiva is the Director of Asset Management responsible for execution of asset-level business plans in a variety of product types and geographies across the United States throughout each deal’s lifecycle.

Prior to joining Kinship Capital, Mr. Leiva served as Vice President of the Investments Group at The John Buck Company where he was responsible for the management and oversight of ongoing developments and existing assets within the real estate portfolio. Prior to joining JBC, Mr. Leiva was an Analyst for Redwood Capital Group. Mr. Leiva was responsible for underwriting and transacting on prospective core-plus, value-add, and opportunistic multi-family investments.

Mr. Leiva earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a double major in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics and International Business. He is an active member of the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association.