Team
Meet the People Behind the New York Immigration Fund
Executive Team
Buhm Jung Roe | Principal
Buhm Jung Roe has over 35 years of experience in real estate ownership, acquisition, management, development and construction of numerous residential and commercial properties in New York City. He has extensive private real estate fund managing experience and has syndicated and successfully completed multiple projects in New York City. In addition, he has solid development and construction experience from residential and commercial buildings to luxury condominium buildings from the ground up. Buhm Jung Roe graduated from Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea.
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John Roe | Principal
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John Roe focuses on acquisitions and operational day to day management for Roe Corporation and New York Immigration Fund. This includes land and building acquisitions, financing, legal, transactional and property management.
John brings 20 years of experience on an ownership level in developments, financing and management of properties throughout New York City. He has extensive experience in real estate investment and development from residential to commercial and retail from acquisition to completion. He is instrumental in the negotiation and structuring of each deal or acquisition and is also responsible for the oversight of new projects. He plays a key role in the company’s investment decisions and development processes. During the course of each project, John’s strong local knowledge of the New York City real estate market and sharp eye for detail, enables him to engage and lead a team of professionals who partner with the Roe Corporation or New York Immigration Fund to deliver a history of repeated success.
John received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University in New York.
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Robert Roe | Principal
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Robert Roe focuses on originating the Fund’s mezzanine and preferred equity investments in various property types. In addition, he also expands and maintains relationships with investors, foreign migration partners, and borrowers.
Robert has over 20 years of local experience in real estate ownership, acquisition, management, development and construction of numerous residential & commercial properties in New York City.
Robert was born and raised in New York City. Prior to working at New York Immigration Fund, Mr. Roe evaluated risk in various IPOs and Biotech IPOs throughout the world for AIG. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School and New York University.
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Louis Katsos | Executive Vice President of Construction
Louis Katsos has over 35 years of experience in the New York Real Estate and Construction Management market. A known leader in the industry in New York he has for over 30 years held senior executive positions with major firms including serving as the Executive Vice President of Tishman Construction Corp. and Chief Operating Officer as well as President of his own firm Jekmar Associates, Inc. a consulting firm to New York Developers.. As Project Executive he has built over 10 million square feet of High Rise buildings and as a Corporate Executive managed the construction of millions more. He holds a B.E. in Civil Engineering and an M.B.A. and is a professor at the Chanin School of Architecture at Cooper Union.​
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Arun Nanda | Partner & Vice President of India Operations
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Arun Nanda is an entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience as a Business Administrator and Management Analyst, specializing in Immigration Law. He is the owner and president of Astoria Management Consultants Inc, a management consulting firm specializing in various aspects of business including marketing, administration, market research, identification and implementation of software needs. Under his leadership, the company has developed and launched revolutionary web-based EB5 and Regional Center specific specialty immigration case management software, entitled 'VisaMagix'.