EVAN LINKNER

ALM '09 , MDes Real Estate '11

Evan Linkner is a Principal at Ackman-Ziff, which he joined in 2011. Founded in 1926, Ackman-Ziff is a global leader in developing creative capital solutions for institutional investors and operating companies. Since 2002, Evan has led over $10 billion of real estate related transactions as either a capital adviser or principal investor. At Ackman-Ziff, Evan leads the structuring and placement of equity, debt and mezzanine capital stacks including the construction of unique and innovative capital products. Evan is additionally a leader of Ackman-Ziff’s Special Situations Group, which capitalizes Single Family Rentals and other non-traditional real estate related asset bases.

In 2006, Evan founded First Atlantic Capital Management, a contrarian investment fund that successfully forecasted the collapse of the real estate markets and established a platform to profit from the market inefficiency. At First Atlantic, Evan was the chair of the investment committee and responsible for developing the innovative algorithms and paradigms that enabled the firm to predict the Great Financial Crisis. Prior to First Atlantic, Evan led the acquisitions and development team for Midwest investment company.

Evan is the Chair Emeritus and a board member of the Harvard Alumni Real Estate Board. Evan additionally sits on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Real Estate Alumni Organization. Evan has additionally served on the Board of Directors of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Evan holds two Master’s Degrees from Harvard University where he studied finance and real estate. Evan additionally has a BBA. Evan has received numerous awards and honors including the Marshal Award for graduating at the top of his class at Harvard.