Jaebadiah Gardner

Jaebadiah Gardner

CEO at GardnerGlobal, Inc

TED Attendee
Seattle, Washington, United States
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About Jaebadiah

I am a…

Foodie, Global soul, Idea generator, Real estate professional

Bio

Jaebadiah S. Gardner is a multi-family real estate developer, fund manager, executive producer, author of “Believe in Yourself: Business Essentials for the Millennial Entrepreneur” and is the Founder & CEO of GardnerGlobal, Inc., a privately held holding company headquartered in Seattle, WA. Jaebadiah is a graduate of the Harvard Young American Leaders Program. Jaebadiah earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington and later earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Western Michigan Law School. Prior to development, Jaebadiah worked for Turner Construction building commercial high-rises in downtown Seattle. Since 2009 he has built up a client base of private and non-profit clients providing feasibility, pre-development and development services. Jaebadiah’s company, GardnerGlobal was an early recipient of Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund. Jaebadiah was most recently selected as a 2022-2023 LISC/Amazon fellow. He currently has a pipeline of over 800+ units and over $310MM in total project costs on urban infill sites in Seattle's most gentrified neighborhoods.

I'm passionate about

Building wealth for those who've been traditionally disenfranchised. Collaboration. International Travel. Foodie.

An idea worth spreading

Addressing community trauma with the goal of unlocking community investing and wealth building.

Areas of expertise

Affordable Housing, Fund Management, Real Estate Development

Things you might not know

Fencing and Boxing