Josef Jonathan

Josef Jonathan is the principal and founder of Smoketree Investments.

Born and raised in Palm Desert, CA, Josef attended USC while earning his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an Emphasis in Finance.

After nearly a decade in commercial and retail banking with FirstBank, where he was Vice President of the California market, Josef returned to USC to earn a Master of Business Administration and Master of Real Estate Development.

Prior to Smoketree, Josef has spearheaded multifamily, office, retail, and mixed-use investments in Southern California, as well as directly managing a $1 billion nationwide real estate development loan portfolio.