Matt is passionate about affordable housing development and transportation infrastructure. He has most recently served as a real estate portfolio manager at Opendoor, a San Francisco-based real estate tech company that simplifies the home buying experience. He began his real estate career at JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle), where he worked on mixed-use, office, and hotel projects. Matt has analyzed hundreds of properties, including acquisition underwriting, renovation and marketing decisions. His experience includes feasibility analysis, valuation and financial analysis, marketing strategy, and economics research.
Matt believes in the importance of neighborhood-based economic development and access to affordable housing. After returning to Los Angeles in 2017, he joined the DTLA Historic Core Business Improvement District and began volunteering with Abundant Housing LA.
Prior to his work in real estate tech, Matt was based in Jakarta, Indonesia for several years after first arriving there as a Princeton-in-Asia Fellow. He also has significant on-the-ground experience in Botswana, Ghana and South Africa with an emphasis on infrastructure research.
Matt holds a Master of Science in Urban Economic Development with a specialization in Mega Infrastructure Planning, Appraisal and Delivery from University College London (UCL). During graduate school his research focused on property-led urban regeneration in Los Angeles and he co-authored a research report on affordable housing delivery strategies for the Greater London Authority. He completed his undergraduate studies at Pitzer College in Claremont, CA.
Email: matt.s.berry@gmail.com