#  Jonathan Kempner 

Scholar in Residence

 

 

 



   ![headshot of Jonathan wearing a purple button up shirt](/sites/g/files/omnuum9706/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/winthrop-house/files/kempner_pic2.jpg?itok=8wFVKtiN) 

 



 

 email [jonathan\_kempner@harvard.edu](mailto:jonathan_kempner@harvard.edu) 

 



 

Jonathan is a Mignone Center Career Fellow, Counselor to the Harvard Law School Project on Disability and was a 2019 Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow ([www.advancedleadership.harvard.edu](http://www.advancedleadership.harvard.edu)).

He is President Emeritus of TIGER 21, having served as President from 2009 through 2016. His present focus is participating in the planning of TIGER 21's GX Annual Conference and Elevate university programs. Prior to joining TIGER 21, Jonathan was President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association for 7 years and President of the National Multi Housing Council for 14 years, with both national associations based in Washington, DC. Previously, Jonathan was Vice President and General Counsel of Oxford Development Corporation; Assistant Director and General Counsel of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation; held positions at the Charles E. Smith Companies; the Law Firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman; the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Capital Markets; and served as a law clerk to Federal Judge David W. Williams.

Jonathan received his B.A. from the University of Michigan (with High Honors and High Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa), and his J.D. from Stanford Law School, where he served on the Stanford Law Review and as Chairman of the Law Forum.

Jonathan serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Ciesla Foundation and on the Advisory Boards of MAXX Properties, Quent Capital and KiwiTech. He also serves as a Trustee of Stockbridge Residential Solutions Trust and served on the Board of Directors of Monogram Residential Trust, a REIT based in Dallas, TX listed on the New York Stock Exchange, before it was sold.

His favorite pastime is to travel and explore new cultures as he's been to over 100 countries and all 50 states.

He is married to Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a psychiatrist and environmental activist, and they have three daughters and three grandsons.



 

 

 





 

 

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