Jay Lerner

Jay R. Lerner is the President of The Lerner Company, located in Omaha, Nebraska, a commercial development, brokerage, leasing and management company, specializing in retail and shopping centers. Lerner graduated from Michigan State University, after which he began a career in the supermarket industry. He later served as Director of Real Estate and Market Research for Supermarkets Interstate, a supermarket chain with stores located throughout the country which was acquired by JC Penney. Lerner’s involvement with shopping centers has spanned a period of over 40 years. During this period of time, he has been involved with the development, leasing and management of over 70 shopping centers, and mixed-use development projects covering a six-state area. The Lerner Company’s first project opened in 1986. The Company has now developed nearly three and three-quarter million square feet and its portfolio includes shopping centers in Nebraska, Iowa and Wisconsin. The Company’s projects in Omaha include West Village Pointe, a 145-acre mixed-used development; Shadow Lake Town Center, a 870,000 square foot regional center; Settler’s Creek, a 250,000 square foot retail project; and Eagle Run, a 412,000 square foot regional shopping center.