Jennifer
Vakiener

BIOGRAPHY

Jennifer Vakiener is a Managing Director of Compliance & Risk for Greystar’s Investment Management business in the Americas. In this role, she leads regulatory compliance and is responsible for the company’s SEC RIA and FINRA broker-dealer compliance programs. 

Jen joins Greystar with over 16 years of experience in regulatory legal & compliance positions. Prior to Greystar, Jen was Head of Compliance & Regulatory Legal and Senior Vice President at Brookfield Asset Management, where she led the compliance and regulatory function for the real estate and private equity RIAs. Her background includes experience working as Senior Counsel in the SEC’s Enforcement Division and Regional Counsel in FINRA’s Enforcement Division.

Jen holds a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, a Master of Arts in policy analysis & educational administration from Columbia University, and a Juris Doctor from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.