
Jordan Schnitzer
President & CEO
Schnitzer Properties
Jordan Schnitzer is President and CEO of Schnitzer Properties, a family-owned commercial real estate investment development company based in Portland, Ore. Under his leadership, Schnitzer Properties has grown into one of the top 10 private real estate owners in the West. Founded in 1950, the company will celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2025.
Schnitzer Properties owns and operates more than 33 million square feet of property, focused primarily on industrial spaces for small and mid-sized manufacturers, distributors, and service providers. The company manages regional offices in Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, the San Francisco Bay Area, Las Vegas, San Diego, Phoenix and Tucson.
Beyond his real estate achievements, Schnitzer is an internationally recognized art collector, and ARTNews has named him one of the world’s top 200 art collectors. The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, with its collection of over 22,000 artworks, has organized and funded more than 180 exhibitions at 130 museums. Additionally, Schnitzer serves as president of the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation, which has donated over $300 million to fund hundreds of nonprofit projects that touch lives and enrich communities.