Jaebadiah S. Gardner is an African-American, Mexican-American businessman, multi-family real estate developer, fund manager, and author and is the Founder & CEO of GardnerGlobal, Inc., a privately held holding company headquartered in Seattle, WA. 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 was most recently selected as a 2022-2023 LISC/Amazon fellow. He currently has a pipeline of over 600+ units and over $250MM in total project costs on urban infill sites in Seattle's most gentrified neighborhoods. Jaebadiah serves on the University of Washington Runstad Advisory Board, Seattle Metropolitan Board of Trustees and is the President of the University of Washington MAP Board.