Jay Sugarman

Bio

Jay Sugarman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI), a provider of custom-tailored capital to high-end private and corporate owners of real estate. iStar also invests in other investment areas through its European, AutoStar and TimberStar platforms, and in the leveraged finance markets through its affiliate, Oak Hill Advisors. Prior to forming iStar Financial and its predecessors, Mr. Sugarman managed private investment funds on behalf of the Burden family, a branch of the Vanderbilts, and the Ziff family. As founder of iStar and chief executive officer since 1997, Mr. Sugarman has demonstrated the leadership skills and extensive executive experience across a broad range of investment, financial and operational matters that are necessary to lead iStar, a publicly-traded finance company focused on the commercial real estate industry. Mr. Sugarman received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, where he was nominated for valedictorian and received the Paul Volcker Award in Economics, and his M.B.A. with highest distinction from Harvard Business School, graduating as a Baker Scholar and recipient of the school’s academic prizes for both finance and marketing.