Gaurav Khanna—widely known as ‘GK’ among industry peers—is the visionary founder of Val-Add RE Partners, with over 25 years of experience spanning the full real estate lifecycle. His career includes $3B+ in acquisitions, repositioning, workouts, and asset management across a range of asset classes and geographies. Before founding Val-Add in 2019, GK held senior leadership roles at Vornado Realty Trust and Gazit Horizons. Earlier, he led the global real estate expansion of Le Pain Quotidien, growing its footprint to over 180 locations in 21 countries. His unique background in architecture, finance, and development fuels Val-Add’s design-forward, value-driven approach to real estate strategy.

In addition to his professional work, GK is an adjunct professor at NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate and also mentors several  pro-athletes. He holds graduate degrees from Harvard University and Pratt Institute, and continues to apply his architectural lens to uncovering value in real estate.

Jonathan Rubin has over 15 years of real estate investing experience, specializing in complex transactions in major markets such as New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and Texas, totaling over $12 billion. His skills encompass acquisitions, capital markets, leasing, and workouts at Fortis and American Capital. Earlier in his career he contributed to the turnaround of assets within a bond portfolio and actively participated in launching a bridge and mezzanine loan platform. Jonathan is particularly adept at hands-on management of loan workouts and implementing innovative tax structuring methods. He earned graduate and bachelor’s degrees from Georgetown University and Tulane University, respectively.

Daniel Hernandez has 8+ years in CRE finance. He previously held roles at BWE Real Estate Capital, where he underwrote $1B+ in loans and equity across urban and suburban multifamily assets across the United States. He holds a Master’s from NYU and a Finance degree from Miami University.

Steven H. Klein, a strategic advisor to Val-Add Advisory, boasts over 40 years of experience in real estate, particularly on behalf of private equity firms and REITs. Most recently Steven served as the Chief Investment Officer of Brickman and previously held key positions at JOSS Realty Partners, LLC, Broadway Partners, and SL Green Realty Corp. His expertise lies in acquisition, disposition, asset management, loan restructuring, raising substantial equity and debt financing, managing IPOs, and directing over $5 billion in investments across 100+ properties. Klein’s focus is on strategic joint ventures and asset management throughout the U.S, with a strong emphasis on office assets in New York Tri-State Area. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan.