Ross Karetsky

Mr. Karetsky works in Intercontinental’s West Coast Office, located in Los Angeles. Mr. Karetsky is responsible for acquisition opportunities for Intercontinental sponsored funds, with a primary focus on the Western United States. In this role, he performs opportunity identification and transaction execution, including the sourcing, analysis, underwriting, due diligence, negotiation, and closing of real estate acquisitions and development projects. Mr. Karetsky is a member of the Intercontinental Research Committee and has transaction experience totaling over $2 billion. Mr. Karetsky has experience in acquisitions, dispositions, asset management and development.

Prior to joining Intercontinental in 2020, Mr. Karetsky worked at Rialto Capital Management in Los Angeles, investing in value-add and opportunistic office, retail, and multifamily properties across the Western United States.

Mr. Karetsky earned his B.S. in Finance from Lehigh University, graduating with honors from the College of Business. He is a member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles’s Real Estate and Construction Cabinet and the Jewish Federation of North America’s National Young Leadership Cabinet.