Jordan Cortez serves as the Managing Principal of Vanguard Real Estate Advisors and is responsible for spearheading all of Vanguard’s brokerage and advisory assignments throughout the United States and Latin America. During his career, Mr. Cortez has been instrumental in closing $4.5 billion in property dispositions, structured finance assignments, note sales, and joint-venture equity placements.

Prior to forming Vanguard, Mr. Cortez headed the Dallas office of Rockwood Real Estate Advisors and led their Investment Sales and Joint Venture Equity Team for the Southwestern United States. Prior to that, he held a senior-level position on Johnson Capital's Equity Finance Desk in New York where he focused on large-scale equity raises and structured financial assignments on both a domestic and foreign basis.

Before joining Johnson Capital, Jordan led Apartment Realty Advisors brokerage efforts for a multi-state region. He began his real estate advisory career as a key member of Cushman & Wakefield's Dallas Investment Sales Division. Throughout his career he has represented a client base that is highly diverse including: REITs, Pension Funds, Regional Banks, Special Servicers, Family Offices, Tenant-in-Common Owners, National Developers, and Private Investors. In addition to his advisory background over the past decade he has invested actively and passively in real estate and energy deals.

Jordan received his Bachelor of Science in Economics with Financial Applications from Southern Methodist University. He also completed his Masters of Science in Real Estate with a concentration in Finance & Investment from New York University. Additionally, he has earned the CCIM designation and is a licensed real estate broker in Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Georgia.