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DJ Van Keuren

EXPERT ON:

◉ Legacy & Calling

EXPERIENCE:

Family Office Real Estate Authority — Harvard-trained strategist and Co-Founder of Evergreen Property Partners, recognized as a top global advisor in family office real estate investing.

Industry Innovator & Founder — Creator of the Family Office Real Estate Institute and architect of the industry’s only dedicated education platform and a patent-pending tax-deferred generational wealth structure.

Senior Family Office Executive & Thought Leader — Former senior leader for multiple prestigious single-family offices; Forbes Real Estate Council member, author, and global conference speaker featured across top financial media.

About DJ Van Keuren

DJ Van Keuren is the Co-Founder of Evergreen Property Partners, President of the Harvard Real Estate Alumni Association, and the Founder of the Family Office Real Estate Institute. A Harvard-trained strategist with additional studies at NYU’s Schack Institute, DJ is recognized as one of the most influential figures in family office real estate investing—having created the industry’s only dedicated educational platform and a patent-pending structure for tax-deferred generational wealth growth.

Throughout his career, he has held senior real estate positions at several prestigious single-family offices, including the Hayman Family Office (Giorgio Perfume/Giorgio Beverly Hills & Discus Dental), the Arsenault Family Office (Mountain High Yogurt), and served as President of Real Estate for a family member of an MLB team owner. His achievements have earned him numerous accolades, including rankings among the Top 10 U.S. Real Estate Professionals for Family Offices by Family Capital, the Top 30 Real Estate Investors for Family Offices by Trusted Insight, the Top 50 Opportunity Zone Experts, and the Top 50 World Family Enterprise Advisors by Family Capital.

A thought leader in family office real estate investing, DJ is a member of the Forbes Real Estate Council and a frequent Forbes contributor, and is the author of Real Estate Investing for Family Offices. He is a sought-after speaker at family office conferences worldwide, and his insights have been featured in Forbes, Family Office Elite, Real Asset Advisor, National Real Estate Investor, Private Wealth, and cited in The New York Times, PERE, National Real Estate Investor, and Trusted Insight.

He is actively involved in advisory and governance roles, including serving as Advisor to Keiretsu Family Office, GP Advisory Committee Member to Gated Rentals, Editorial Board Member for Real Asset Advisor Magazine, and as a former Stanford Global Family Office Committee Member and past Board Member for the Real Estate Academic Initiative at Harvard. He holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Finance from Harvard University, pursued graduate studies in Real Estate at NYU’s Schack Real Estate Institute, and earned his B.A. from Ball State University, where he played Division IA baseball.

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