Stephen gleason

AB '87

Stephen J. Gleason is the founder, President & CEO of Kairos Real Estate Partners, an award-winning owner and operator of commercial properties. Kairos focuses on assets in the Mid-Atlantic region and Southeast Florida, as well as select markets where the principals have significant on-the-ground relationships and experience. Kairos invests with institutional partners and high net worth individuals across the risk spectrum, where best-in-class properties can be created through property repositioning, leasing and hands-on asset and property management. Since inception, Kairos has acquired nine projects (13 buildings) totaling over 2.1 million square feet with total capitalization of over $254 million.

Prior to founding Kairos in 2013, Stephen spent 18 years with Amerimar Enterprises, including twelve years as Executive Vice President and Principal as well as a member of the Executive and Investment Committees. Stephen’s primary role was overseeing Amerimar’s office building portfolio, actively involved in the acquisition and asset management of 21 properties located in the Philadelphia, Chicago, Indianapolis, Saint Louis and Phoenix markets.

Previously, Stephen served as General Manager at LaSalle Partners in New York. Prior to business school, Stephen was with Laventhol & Horwath in Philadelphia as a real estate consultant.

Stephen was a founding Trustee of Cristo Rey Philadelphia High School. He has also served on the Steering Committee of the Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. He is a former Trustee of Waldron Mercy Academy where he served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for three years, and of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School. Stephen served as a Director of the Philadelphia Sports Congress/PHL Sports for over 20 years and is an active member of the Harvard Club of Philadelphia Schools Committee, serving on the 15th, 20th and 25th Reunion Gift Committees for the Harvard College Fund. Stephen is also a member of the Harvard Alumni Real Estate Board.

Stephen is a cum laude graduate of Harvard College. He received an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.