Management Team
Executive Leadership
Michael Downes
Senior Vice President and Head of Asset Management
Michael Downes oversees portfolio management and property strategy. He joined Karney in 2019 and has more than 20 years of experience in asset management, development, leasing, transactions and capital markets.
Previously, Michael was a Managing Director at Arc Capital Partners and the Watt Companies. He also worked at the Canyon-Johnson Urban Funds, investing in urban real estate development nationwide.
Michael began his career teaching with Teach For America in Compton and Watts. He is a founding board member of Vox Collegiate in South Los Angeles.
He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Boston College.
