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Jon Kling is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Municipal Acquisitions and leads all of the firm’s investment and strategy initiatives. Mr. Kling has nearly 30 years of real estate, investment banking, and principal investment experience.

Prior to founding Municipal Acquisitions, Mr. Kling was a Director of Real Estate Investment Banking at Johnson Capital where he assisted owners in accessing institutional sources of equity and debt, with a particular focus on value add and opportunistic debt and equity transactions.

Before joining Johnson Capital, Mr. Kling was a shareholder and the Senior Originator for Bridger Commercial Funding, a San Francisco-based commercial real estate lender affiliated with Bank of America Securities. In this position, Mr. Kling was the company’s senior credit officer in the Eastern United States where he supervised the origination of commercial real estate loans out of the company’s regional offices in Atlanta, New York, and Washington DC. At Bridger, Mr. Kling was responsible for closing more than $350 million in CMBS and mezzanine loans.

Mr. Kling was also an investment banker at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Company, Inc. where he specialized in public and private offerings of debt and equity; as well as mergers and acquisitions for banks, thrifts, specialty finance companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). Additionally, Mr. Kling worked on several public company bankruptcy recapitalizations and special committee representations. During his tenure at FBR, Mr. Kling was involved in the consummation of more than $2.8 billion of capital markets transactions.

Mr. Kling earned a B.A. from Tulane University and an M.S. in Real Estate with a concentration in Institutional Real Estate Portfolio Management from Johns Hopkins University.

He is a member of the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School Dean’s Advisory Council, the Johns Hopkins Real Estate and Infrastructure Advisory Board, and the Corporate Advisory Council of Children’s National Medical Center. Additionally, Mr. Kling serves as the alumni advisor and judge to the Municipal Acquisitions Student Venture Showcase.

He has been active in numerous professional organizations, such as Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and has lectured on real estate finance at the graduate level.

Zach Roth is the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Municipal Acquisitions. He is responsible for the financial underwriting for new acquisition opportunities, execution of all transactions, and internal financial controls and strategies.

Mr. Roth was born and raised in the Washington DC metro area. Prior to joining Municipal Acquisitions, he was a Financial Analyst for Continental Realty Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland, a real estate investment and management company with a portfolio comprised of shopping centers, apartment communities, student housing, flex space, office parks, undeveloped land and warehouse buildings in excess of $1.5 billion. In this capacity, he was responsible for underwriting, financial modeling, drafting investor financing packages and communicating with institutional investors. Mr. Roth assisted in closing over $350 million in property financings with various commercial banks, life insurance companies, and government agencies during his time at Continental Realty Corporation.

Mr. Roth graduated from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business, earning both a Bachelor of Science in International Business and Real Estate as well as a Master’s of International Business.

Mr. Roth is an active University of South Carolina alumnus. He has been a guest real estate lecturer at the undergraduate level and served as a judge and mentor for the University of South Carolina entrepreneurship competition. He serves on the University of South Carolina Dance Marathon Alumni Board, benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, as well as the Darla Moore School of Business Alumni Board.

Locally, Mr. Roth actively supports the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, serving as an advisor to the Finance Committee and as a member of the Alumni Board.

Skylar Sullivan is the Marketing & Operations Manager of Municipal Acquisitions. She is responsible for marketing, overseeing office operations, and conducting market research.

Prior to joining Municipal Acquisitions, Ms. Sullivan was an Associate Tenant Researcher with CoStar Group. She was responsible for conducting research on commercial real estate properties, updating databases, and ensuring clients are getting information they need to be successful in their business ventures.

Ms. Sullivan also has an extensive marketing background, having worked at a digital marketing firm as a project manager, copywriter, and content creator. Additionally, she has worked as a marketing freelancer for various clients.

Ms. Sullivan graduated from Longwood University with a Bachelor of Business Administration concentrating in Marketing.

John Jagger is a seasoned business development and sales executive with more than 20 years of experience building businesses, developing strategic partnerships, and driving revenue across multiple industries.

John brings 18 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, along with seven years with Summit Automotive/BCIT as Vice President of Sales and Business Development. Throughout his career, John has built a reputation for developing strong relationships, identifying new opportunities, and creating meaningful value for the organizations and partners he represents.

Dr. Adam Myers has the great fortune of having served in nearly every component of the health care delivery system.  He is a frequent advisor, speaker, strategist, and advocate in key conversations at all levels.

His leadership roles span the C-suites of BCBS, Cleveland Clinic, Texas Health Resources.  He is a family physician and obstetrician who counts delivering nearly 5000 babies as one of his greatest honors.

A longtime advocate for community health, health equity, value based care, and patient safety; each day his goal is to create a better system of health for all.