David I. Lesser is the Co-Founder and President of Peak XV Realty Capital. David retired as the President and CEO of Everest Properties as of the end of 2020. David joined Everest in 1996 as a partner and principal. During his tenure at Everest, David managed its partnership, affordable housing and fixed income investment programs which cumulatively invested many billions of dollars together with both institutional and private investment partners.

Prior to Everest, he practiced corporate and real estate law with Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi and Johnsen, Manfredi & Thorpe, two prominent Los Angeles law firms, from 1979 through 1986. In 1986, he became a principal and member of Feder, Goodman & Schwartz and its predecessor firm, co-managing the firm’s corporate and real estate practice, which he continued through 1995.

Mr. Lesser holds a Juris Doctor from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rochester. 

Jory M. Lesser is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Peak XV Realty Capital.

Prior to joining Peak, Jory was a Senior Product Operations Manager at Juniper Square, a real estate technology startup. As a senior member of the product operations team Jory helped grow the team from 5 to 30 team members, oversaw the onboarding of over $1 trillion in equity under management, and played a role in the company 10x in value during his time. Through this work he developed a deep understanding of complex investment structures for both fund and syndicated deals, waterfalls, and 1031 exchanges.

Jory also spent five years in Private Wealth Management working with high-net-worth individuals at Alliance Bernstein and US Trust.

Jory holds a Master of Business Administration from the McCombs School of Business, UT Austin and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley.