An attentive steward, Josh manages the financial performance of the Schlesinger real estate portfolio. His supervision of approximately one and a half million square feet of commercial real estate in the Pacific Northwest includes leasing, financial negotiations, underwriting, and extensive work on new acquisitions and debt financing. Career highlights include playing a pivotal role in the acquisition, capitalization, and master lease negotiation of the Unitus Building to Portland State University, Metropolitan Portland’s second largest lease transaction in 2006. In 2007, Josh led Schlesinger’s acquisition of its Fortune 500 partner’s interest in the Bank of America Financial Center and its successful property conversion from single to multi-tenant. In 2009, Josh was a team member on a joint venture acquisition of one of Portland’s largest available urban infill developable sites. This site, known as the Convention District, is a 4 acre location with the potential for over $500 million of development. In 2014, Josh led the development of the 618 NW Glisan Building and View Point Terrace Apartments.  

Josh graduated with honors in Political Studies from Pitzer College and received his Specialization Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Development from Portland State University in 2006. In 2015, Josh earned his MBA with a specialization in finance from Portland State University. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Pitzer College and the Business Advisory Council at Portland State University. In 2014 Josh was named to Portland Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 and currently serves on the Schlesinger Family Foundation Board of Directors.