Unreasonable Mentors

Jimmy Mulvihill

Founder and Managing Partner at Black Creek Group

Jimmy is an Unreasonable Mentor.
Jim R. Mulvihill, is a principal of Black Creek Group, a Denver-based real estate investment firm he co-founded in 1993. In addition, he is a manager of Black Creek Diversified Property Advisors LLC, the advisor to Black Creek Diversified Property Fund Inc., Industrial Property Advisors LLC, the advisor to Industrial Property Trust Inc., BCI IV Advisors LLC, the advisor to Black Creek Industrial REIT IV Inc., and Industrial Income Advisors LLC, the advisor to Industrial Income Trust Inc. From its inception until 2006, Mr. Mulvihill was the Chief Financial Officer of Dividend Capital Trust, prior to it listing on the NYSE as DCT Industrial Trust (NYSE: DCT). He was also a director of DCT Industrial Trust from its inception until 2009.
He was also a co-founder and served through 2005 as Chairman of the Board of Corporate Properties of the Americas, a joint venture between an affiliate of Black Creek Group LLC and Equity International Properties, that acquires, develops and manages industrial properties throughout Mexico.
Mr. Mulvihill has been active in real estate acquisition, development and redevelopment activities since 1992 and as of June 30, 2017, with affiliates, has overseen directly or indirectly through affiliated entities, the acquisition, development, redevelopment, financing and sale of real properties having combined value of approximately $17.4 billion.
In 1993, Mr. Mulvihill co-founded American Real Estate Investment Corp. (which subsequently became Keystone Property Trust, NYSE: KTR) which was an industrial, office and logistics REIT and was acquired by ProLogis Trust (NYSE: PLD) in August 2004. The acquisition of Keystone Property Trust by ProLogis Trust occurred after Mr. Mulvihill's subsequent service on Keystone's board. Mr. Mulvihill served as the Chairman and as a director of American Real Estate Investment Corp. from 1993 to 1997 and as a director of Keystone Property Trust from 1997 to 2001.
Prior to co-founding Black Creek Group, Mr. Mulvihill served as Vice President of the Real Estate Banking and Investment Banking Groups of Manufacturer's Hanover and subsequently Chemical Bank, where his responsibilities included real estate syndication efforts, structured debt underwritings and leveraged buyout real estate financings.
Mr. Mulvihill received a bachelor's degree in political science from Stanford University.