Michele Balfour

Michele Balfour joined JOSS in 2014 as a Principal. She has been involved in approximately $290 million of property acquisitions and is active in managing the current portfolio of assets.Ms. Balfour worked in international law and development. She worked as a corporate attorney for Rogers & Wells (now Clifford Chance), focusing on cross border finance, M&A, and structured finance. Immediately following law school, she managed an international technical assistance program for the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition with the former Soviet Bloc as well as Central and South America. Additionally, she served as a World Bank Consultant for the Russian Antimonopoly Office.Ms. Balfour co authored, “A Privatization Test: The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland,” published in 17 Fordham Intl L J 84 (1993).Prior to joining JOSS, Ms. Balfour volunteered as the New York Liaison for Refugees International before the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. She was also involved in fundraising for the Annual Committees at her children’s schools.Ms. Balfour earned a BSFS from Georgetown University and a JD from Fordham Law School. She continues to be an associate of the Inter American Dialogue (Washington, DC) and is President of the Washington Club in Washington, CT. Michele chaired fundraising for her Class of ’88 reunion at Georgetown and remains actively involved with the Reunion Committee.