J.C. Clemens Jr.

Managing Director, Chief Production Officer at Flagship Capital Partners

Speaker

J.C. Clemens Jr. is Managing Principal – Head of Capital Formation for Flagship Capital Partners, where he leads the effort to grow Flagship’s discretionary capital funds by building partnerships with Family offices, Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and other institutional investors.

Clemens also manages all production activities through Flagship’s direct lending facilities, and preferred, joint-venture and general partner co-invest equity for the Flagship Equity Opportunity Funds.

Clemens joined Flagship in early 2017 and is a Partner with the three other Managing Principals of Flagship Capital Partners, Jarrod Foerster, David Mincberg, and Mark Berins.

Prior to joining Flagship, Clemens spent over six years at HFF, L.P. (now JLL) in Houston, working in both the capital markets and investment sales divisions. While at HFF, Clemens participated in and closed transactions exceeding $4.85 billion in value. Clemens was directly involved in approximately 40 separate sales transactions across a full range of asset types and quality levels, from mixed-use Class A urban core properties to Class C suburban apartment communities. In addition to multifamily investment sales, Clemens and his team brokered debt and equity placements on nearly 80 separate assets across all product lines and property types, including retail, industrial, office and mixed-use projects across the United States.

A native of Amarillo, Texas, Clemens is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin earning a BBA degree with concentrations in Real Estate Finance and Investment from the McCombs School of Business. In addition, while an undergraduate Clemens was a Silver Spurs Handler for BEVO XIV. Clemens is an Eagle Scout and an active volunteer with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Clemens holds memberships in the Urban Land Institute (ULI), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), and the National Association of Industrial and Office Property Owners (NAIOP) where he is a member of the Developing Leaders Board. Clemens also participates in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon, the Houston Heights Constable Patrol Program, and is on the Executive Committee & Board of Trustees for the Council on Recovery and is an Advisory Council Member of the University of Texas McCombs Real Estate Center. Clemens lives in the Memorial neighborhood of Houston with his wife Katrina, son John Carlton “Tripp” Clemens III, and daughter Hadley Elisabeth Clemens.