Project Destined

We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Summer 2025 ORIX Corporation USA Private Credit Bridge Program. Today we begin training 80+ students from 30+ colleges and universities, providing them with exposure to structured credit, growth capital, infrastructure and public finance with ORIX USA professionals. The multi-week program will include interactive speaker sessions with leaders from ORIX Corporation USA, and sector specific technical training, providing participants with exposure to early career opportunities at ORIX Corporation USA. Thank you to our sponsor, ORIX Corporation USA, Mallory Schenk, PHR, Jeff Bede, Katarina Krsikapa, Asmaa Swidan, Ellie Ivanova, Haze Ahn, Robert Wetzler, and Will Bermudez.

We are excited to partner with Walker & Dunlop to announce the launch of the Fall 2025 Commercial Loan Servicing and Asset Management Bridge Program. Walker & Dunlop (W&D) is a leading commercial real estate finance and advisory services company in the United States and internationally, providing a comprehensive range of solutions, including finance (affordable housing, multifamily and many other sectors), investment sales, valuation, loan servicing, research, investment management, and investment banking. The Bridge Program will provide students with the opportunity to explore commercial loan servicing, asset management, portfolio oversight, risk management, and career pathways in the sector with W&D professionals. Through this live, multi-week program, students will attend interactive speaker sessions with firm leaders, join sector specific technical training, and an in-person visit, providing participants with exposure to early career opportunities at W&D. Click here to apply: https://lnkd.in/gGAYgZGh Special thanks to Walker & Dunlop,  Becky Natiello (She/Her/Hers), Irelynne Estevez-Waller (she/her/ella), and Corey Debnam Cooper for their partnership in building this program. #ProjectDestined #WalkerDunlop #EarlyCareerOpportunities #FutureLeaders #CRE #PDCommunity

We are thrilled to highlight our partnership with Arbor Realty Trust for the Commercial Real Estate Finance Bridge Program. Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ABR) is a nationwide real estate investment trust and direct lender, providing loan origination and servicing for multifamily, single-family rental (SFR) portfolios, and other diverse commercial real estate assets. The Commercial Real Estate Finance Bridge Program recently provided 25+ students (see video below) with the opportunity to explore the world of commercial real estate finance. The multi-week program included interactive speaker sessions with firm leaders, sector specific technical training, and an in-person visit, providing participants with exposure to early career opportunities in the industry. Thank you to our sponsors, Arbor Realty Trust, Leah Fisher, Dan Peltier, Gianni Ottaviano, Tim Finucane, Gina Osborn, Gregory Marcus, Maysa Vahidi, John Richardson, Lou Sarube, and Maria Elefante. #ProjectDestined #ArborRealtyTrust #CommercialRealEstate #EarlyCareerOpportunities

Applications are now open for Project Destined's Fall 2025 Commercial Real Estate Virtual Internship Program: https://lnkd.in/gAeckutv Since 2016, Project Destined has provided 20,000+ students across the globe with training that prepares them for opportunities in Real Estate Private Equity, Asset Management, Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Development, Consulting, among others. We are thrilled to launch our Virtual Commercial Real Estate Internship with the support of our 250+ Corporate Partners and 1,000+ Industry Mentors. Through this live, 6-week program students will analyze live real estate deals, attend skill-building and financial modeling sessions, receive mentorship from industry leaders and compete in a “Shark Tank” style pitch presentation to seasoned Real Estate executives. #CommercialRealEstate #CREInternship #Internship #FallInternship #RealEstate #PrivateEquity #FinanceCareers #InvestmentBanking #RealEstateCareers

We are excited to partner with Brookfield Residential to announce the launch of the Fall 2025 Brookfield Residential Real Estate Development Cup. The Real Estate Development Cup (see video below) will provide students with the opportunity to explore Real Estate Development with Brookfield Residential professionals as they analyze live development deals in Calgary, Denver, Costa Mesa (Southern California), and Washington, D.C. (DMV). Through this live, multi-week program students will analyze a Brookfield Residential Development deal, attend skill-building sessions with firm leaders and a graduate school professor, and compete in an “Investment Committee” style pitch presentation to executives at the firm. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gQC92GKK Special thanks to Brookfield Residential, Christina Salicco, and Pam Evans for their support in building this program. #ProjectDestined #BrookfieldResidential #RealEstateDevelopment #Land #Housing #DevelopmentJobs #EarlyCareerOpportunities

We are excited to partner with BRE Hotels & Resorts, a Blackstone Portfolio Company, to announce the launch of the Summer 2025 Hotel & Hospitality Investments Bridge Program. BRE Hotels & Resorts is Blackstone’s U.S. hospitality portfolio company focused on luxury, upper-upscale, extended-stay and select-service hotels. The company provides best-in-class revenue management, financial planning and analysis, capital expenditure planning and oversight, transactions support, and other professional services. The Bridge Program will provide students with the opportunity to explore hotel and hospitality investments, operations, technology and asset management with BRE Hotels & Resorts professionals. Through this live, multi-week program, students will attend interactive speaker sessions with firm leaders, join sector specific technical training, and an in-person visit, providing participants with exposure to early career opportunities at BRE Hotels & Resorts. Click here to apply: https://lnkd.in/gaRZyvF8 Special thanks to BRE Hotels & Resorts, a Blackstone Portfolio Company and Tyler Shaw, SHRM-CP for their partnership in building this program. #ProjectDestined #BREHotelsResorts #EarlyCareerOpportunities #FutureLeaders #CRE #PDCommunity

We are excited to partner with U.S. Bank to announce the launch of the Fall 2025 Credit Underwriting Bridge Program. U.S. Bank serves millions of customers locally, nationally and globally through a diversified mix of businesses including consumer banking, business banking, commercial banking, institutional banking, payments and wealth management. The Bridge Program will provide students with the opportunity to explore credit underwriting and analysis with U.S. Bank professionals. Through this live, multi-week program, students will attend interactive speaker sessions with firm leaders, join sector-specific technical training and an in-person event, providing participants with exposure to early career opportunities at U.S. Bank. Click here to apply: https://lnkd.in/dUexhS69 Special thanks to U.S. Bank, James Ebeling, Karla Kirkwood, Jacob Darling, Cindy Bursell, and Lisa Gutierrez for their partnership in building this program. #ProjectDestined #USBank #EarlyCareerOpportunities #FutureLeaders #CRE #PDCommunity

We are thrilled to highlight our partnership with DreamKey Partners as part of the Next Gen (Affordable Housing) Talent Academy (NGTA). DreamKey Partners is a nonprofit organization that develops affordable housing and provides financial education, down payment assistance, and housing support services in the Southeastern U.S., especially around Charlotte, NC. The NGTA recently provided 50+ students (see video below) with the opportunity to explore affordable housing development, operations, policy and finance. The multi-week program included interactive speaker sessions with firm leaders, sector specific industry and technical training, and site visits, providing participants with exposure to early career opportunities in affordable housing. Thank you to our sponsors , Housing Partnership Network, DreamKey Partners, MassHousing, The Community Preservation Corporation, Housing Trust Silicon Valley, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, and New Urban Development #ProjectDestined #NextGenTalentAcademy #DreamKeyPartners #CommercialRealEstate #EarlyCareerOpportunities

We are thrilled to highlight Project Destined Alum, Anir D., who recently joined MIT Investment Management Company as a Summer 2025 Cambridge Real Estate Intern. Anir D. is a Bachelor's of Business Administration (Finance) student at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Anir participated in the Project Destined Fall 2021 Internship as part of Team Hines (Boston). He went on to become Program Manager for Teams Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. (Houston), Brookfield Residential (Austin), Trammell Crow Company (Phoenix), AEW (Los Angeles), U.S. Bank, Greystar (Boston), Greystar (Charleston), ACRES Capital (NYC), JLL (Boston), and AEW (Boston). Anir also participated in the following programs: Marcus & Millichap Investment Sales Bootcamp, Eastdil Secured Commercial Real Estate Finance Bridge Program, Greystar Investment Management & Development Bridge Program, Housing Partnership Network Affordable Housing Bridge Program, PGIM Agricultural Finance Bridge Program, ICSC Retail Real Estate Bridge Program, Ryan Commercial Real Estate Consulting Bridge Program, Kayne Anderson Real Estate Alternative Investment Management Fellowship, Link Logistics Industrial Real Estate Bridge Program, Sands Investment Group Investment Sales Bridge Program, AGNC Investment Corp. Mortgage Investing Bridge Program, and the Walker & Dunlop Multifamily & Commercial Real Estate Valuation Bridge Program. He also received the JLL x Project Destined Summer 2023 Scholarship. Congratulations to Anir D.. Special thanks to @MIT Investment Management Company.

We are excited to partner with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) to announce the launch of the Summer 2025 Senior Housing Workshop Series. NIC is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable access and choice for older adults by providing data, analytics and connections that bring together investors and providers. The Senior Housing Workshop Series will provide students with a unique opportunity to explore the senior housing sector through a speaker series featuring industry leaders and sector specific technical training. Select students will also have the opportunity to join the 2025 NIC Fall Conference in Austin, TX which brings together leaders and decision makers from across the sector. Click here to apply: https://lnkd.in/dTPZzM5f Special thanks to National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), Ray Braun, Bill Kauffman, Serena Lipton, MMH, CSHIP, Rose Phillips, Isabelle Shinsato, and Alexis Fermanis, CSHIP for their partnership in building this program. Thank you to Mitch J. MJ Ritschel for the introduction to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). #ProjectDestined #SeniorHousing #EarlyCareerOpportunities #FutureLeaders #CRE #PDCommunity