Jim Spaeth

Jim Spaeth serves as Executive Director of the Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. In this capacity, he is responsible for supporting the faculty, academic programs, students and extracurricular activities of UNC Kenan-Flagler’s nationally-recognized real state program. Prior to joining the Wood Center in 2013, Jim spent two years in UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA Career Management Center, where he worked with students and employers in the real estate and investment banking industries.

Education

• University of Florida - Warrington College of Business - Masters in Business Administration, Finance, General 2000 - 2002
• University of Florida - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance 1994 - 1998
• University of Florida - Bachelor of Arts, Political Science 1994 - 1998

Companies

• Professor of the Practice UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School (2020)
• Executive Director - Leonard W. Wood Center for Real Estate Studies UNC Kenan-Flagler (2013)
• Associate Director - MBA Career Management Center UNC Kenan-Flagler (2011 — 2013)
• President Remora Partners, LLC (2003 — 2011)
• Chief Financial Officer Sonata Health Care, LLC (2008 — 2009)
• Senior Vice President Mainsail Development Group (2005 — 2008)
• Vice President Realty Capital Advisors (2002 — 2006)
• Senior Investment Banking Analyst CNL American Property Fund (2000 — 2002)
• Real Estate Investment Banking Analyst Raymond James (1998 — 2000)