Matt Kelly | CEO of JBG Smith, Owner of National Landing, Current Chair of NAREIT

Matt Kelly, CEO of JBG Smith and Current Chair of NAREIT, tells the story of his company’s winning Amazon HQ2 for their National Landing site and shares his wisdom on corporate ethos, placemaking, and winning deals. In this second episode of our focus on REITs this month, Matt tells the story behind the Amazon HQ2 deal as well as the history of JBG Smith and its focus in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. In this second episode of our segment exploring the REIT world, Matt tells the story behind JBG Smith’s winning deal that transformed its Crystal City portfolio and land holdings into Amazon’s second headquarters.