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Jason Fudin

CEO + Co-Founder 

Placemakr

Jason Fudin is the CEO and Co-founder of the hospitality living platform, Placemakr. He is a well-respected entrepreneur in the industries of real estate, hospitality, travel, and business. Before co-founding Placemakr, Jason was the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Vornado Realty Trust. At Vornado, Jason worked on large asset repositioning and developing innovative commercial real estate concepts for the organization. Over his career at Vornado, Jason has managed commercial real estate development projects valued at over $2 billion.

Fueled by a desire for disruption, Jason co-founded Placemakr, an innovative, venture-backed, tech-enabled real estate company. Here Jason has emerged as a pioneer in the urban, high-rise real estate space, raising over $350M in capital to develop his vision of a flexible real estate model, one that blends multifamily and hospitality use into one property.  Throughout his career, Jason has become a voice for change in the real estate sector, often turning to his vision of the future in institutional real estate development and investment, proptech, alternative lodging, homes, and hospitality space.

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