Jay is an Executive Managing Director and co-head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets Group, a practice within Cushman's Equity Debt & Structured I Finance platform. Mr. Wagner joined the company in 2007 and is responsible for Senior Housing related Capital Markets activities including, investment sales, equity investments, and debt financings. Over the course of his career Jay has been directly involved in over 263 transactions, representing over $16.8 billion of investments/financings. Prior to Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Wagner served as a Vice President at Boston-based Pappas Enterprises, Inc., a commercial and residential developer, and as a Director with CIBC World Markets’ New York based Structured Finance and Leveraged Finance teams.
Mr. Wagner holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Columbia University. He is a active member of the Urban Land Institute and a Rising Leader with the American Senior Housing Association. Mr. Wagner serves on the Finance Committee as a Trustee for Hebrew Senior Life, the third largest non-profit system in Massachusetts.