Jonathan Cooper

Jonathan Cooper

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About

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Experience

  • Macdonald Realty Graphic

    Macdonald Realty

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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    San Francisco Bay Area

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    Vancouver, Canada Area

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    Vancouver, Canada Area

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Education

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    Capstone in Real Estate Development: Mixed-Use, Market, and Non-Market Housing.

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    Activities and Societies: Track and Field, Frontier College, Trinity College

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    Executive Education courses: Project Management, Finance & Accounting

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    LCL -- leadership in the real estate context
    GRP -- referral and intercompany transactions

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    Negotiation in the real estate business

    www.thereni.com

Volunteer Experience

  • Madrona School Society Graphic

    Director, Vice Chair

    Madrona School Society

    - Present 2 years 10 months

    Education

    Committees: Finance, Facilities, Governance

    https://www.madronaschool.com/

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    Member

    Urban Land Institute

    https://britishcolumbia.uli.org/

  • Young Leader's Committee

    St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver

    - 5 years 4 months


    St. Paul's Hospital Foundation -- http://www.helpstpauls.com/

    Young Leader's Committee -- http://www.helpstpauls.com/the-foundation/leadership/#yl

Publications

  • What we've learned from opening our office in China

    Inman News -- www.inman.com

    Insights from Macdonald Real Estate Group's first 200 days of full operations in China

    See publication
  • Demise of “Millionaire Visa” Program no Crisis for Canadian Real Estate

    Inman News

    Historical analysis of the Canadian Immigrant Investor Programs, and implications of changes to those programs.

    Other authors
    See publication
  • Conflict Mineral Bill Hurts Miners

    Vancouver Sun

    In the three years since its passage, DF 1502 has encouraged increased due diligence on the part of both multinationals and the DRC government. However, it has also become an object lesson in the unforeseen consequences of legislative intervention.

    Artisanal miners lacked the resources to navigate the new compliance landscape and the capacity to seek diverse export markets — they simply lost their buyers. According to Seay, DF 1502 put upwards of two million Congolese miners out of work,…

    In the three years since its passage, DF 1502 has encouraged increased due diligence on the part of both multinationals and the DRC government. However, it has also become an object lesson in the unforeseen consequences of legislative intervention.

    Artisanal miners lacked the resources to navigate the new compliance landscape and the capacity to seek diverse export markets — they simply lost their buyers. According to Seay, DF 1502 put upwards of two million Congolese miners out of work, directly impacting between five and 12 million of their dependents.

    See publication
  • Don’t let Funding Issues Derail International Deals

    Inman News

    Practical considerations for cross-border real estate transactions, including source and location of funds.

    See publication
  • Angus Reid Global Scan - Several Articles

    Angus Reid Global Scan

    Despite Public Opinion, UN Still Indecisive on Darfur

    Last Chance for Democracy in Zimbabwe

    Argentina's Fiscal Crisis, 2001-2002

    Mexican Public Opinion and NAFTA

    U.S. Trade with Haiti

    Democracy in South Africa

  • Poetry Publications

    various

    I've had a few dozen or so poems published in various literary journals. Here are a few examples:

    ‘tracks’ (Spring 2015), The New Plains Review

    ‘Smug Stomach’ (Fall 2015), The Turks Head Review (online)

    ‘Hurricane Ridge’ and ‘Hot Red Mud’, (Winter 2016) Third Wednesday Review

    ‘Germaine M.’, (April 2016), Houseboat Literary Magazine (online)

    See publication
  • Real Estate Business Speaking Credits

    Various Conferences

    Speaker: ‘Understanding the Chinese Market’ (October 2nd, 2012), Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference, Scottsdale, AZ

    Panelist: ‘Asian Real Estate Investment in British Columbia’ (February, 2013), Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

    Panelist: ‘Panel on International Buyers’ (July 2013), Inman Connect San Francisco Conference, San Francisco, CA.

    Panelist: ‘Panel on Cross Border Real Estate Transactions’ (January 2014), Inman Connect New…

    Speaker: ‘Understanding the Chinese Market’ (October 2nd, 2012), Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference, Scottsdale, AZ

    Panelist: ‘Asian Real Estate Investment in British Columbia’ (February, 2013), Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

    Panelist: ‘Panel on International Buyers’ (July 2013), Inman Connect San Francisco Conference, San Francisco, CA.

    Panelist: ‘Panel on Cross Border Real Estate Transactions’ (January 2014), Inman Connect New York Conference, New York, NY.

    Panelist: ‘Asian Buyers and the Luxury Home Market’ (February 2014), Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

    Speaker: ‘Commercial Real Estate Forum: Trends, Issues, and Best Practices’ (February 2015), Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

    Panelist: 'Diplomacy in the Wild World of Real Estate' (September 2015), Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Regional Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

    Panelist: ‘National Franchise Panel’ (July 2016), Asian Real Estate Association of America – Vancouver Chapter Conference, Vancouver, BC.

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