Jay Long joined The Townsend Group in 1994. He is a Partner of the firm, Chair of the Investment Committee, and Member of the Global Macro Strategy Committee. Jay also leads the ESG Team at Townsend. During his tenure at Townsend, Jay led the development of the Special Situations team, which focuses on co-investments and secondary transactions. He has significant due diligence expertise having led the Asian and European due diligence teams and contributes to the discretionary portfolio management and advisory consulting practices.

Mr. Long is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF), the CFA Institute and the Cleveland Society of Security Analysts.

Mr. Long is a CFA® charter holder and received an MBA from The Ohio State University and a BSBA from Miami University.