Our Team
Our hands-on team of executives has decades of combined experience in real estate and development. The visionary minds at Weintraub Real Estate Group are the driving force behind WREG’s projects.
Richard E. Weintraub
President & CEO
Richard Weintraub, President and Founder of Weintraub Real Estate Group, has distinguished himself as a community-oriented developer of unparalleled vision and creativity, matched only by his sensitivity to the unique needs of each neighborhood in which he develops.
A fourth-generation Angeleno and a graduate of the University of Southern California (MBA), Mr. Weintraub’s love for the City of Los Angeles is rooted in reverence for its culture and history. Fascinated since childhood by the region’s rich heritage, he has created a real estate firm that encompasses the diversity of Southern California.
In many ways, Mr. Weintraub is a new kind of developer, carefully selecting buildings and overseeing developments that truly benefit the communities they serve. Under his guidance and strategic management, WREG has acquired, developed or entitled properties worth over $1 billion through its real estate ventures.
From restoring St. Vibiana, the original Archdiocese in Los Angeles, to revitalizing an old lumber yard in Malibu into a vibrant retail destination, Mr. Weintraub has been the driving force behind visionary projects throughout Los Angeles County and the Southern California region.
Mr. Weintraub has shown his commitment to Southern California and beyond through his philanthropic efforts. He currently sits on the board of LA River and Pilot Light Foundation, and has worked with the Valley Community Clinic in San Fernando Valley and The Boys and Girls Club of Malibu.
Thomas Dujovne
Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Thomas Dujovne is a real estate investor and developer with more than 25 years of experience. Mr. Dujovne has secured over $1.6 billion of debt and equity financing for the acquisition and development of prominent and award-winning real estate investments in Southern California. His sound investment underwriting along with his direct oversight of acquisitions, finance, entitlements, construction management, leasing and property management has resulted in the successful development of 1.9 million square feet of retail, 1.4 million square feet of office, hotels and over 1,900 multifamily residential units.
His redevelopment experience includes large mixed-use and transit-oriented developments which have required complex public-private partnerships with municipalities and other government agencies. Mr. Dujovne negotiated more than $180 million in subsidized financing for redevelopment and affordable housing.
2003 -2014: Mr. Dujovne worked for the JH Snyder Company (one of the largest privately held real estate investment and development companies in the western US) where he served as Chief Investment Officer.
1994- 2002: Mr. Dujovne began his career in South America where he worked in real estate and investment banking. South America proved to be a valuable training ground for Dujovne, having experience several boom / bust cycles. His early years include working for a large diversified South American real estate firm publicly traded on the NYSE and backed at that time by hedge fund guru George Soros. Mr. Dujovne has also held executive positions with international investment banks, including BNL–BNP Paribas, where he served as senior economist and investment advisor to a diversified investment portfolio of $3.0 billion in publicly traded equities, bonds, structured securities, currencies, futures and derivatives.
Mr. Dujovne is a member of the Urban Land Institute and has held positions on the Board of Directors of the North Hollywood BID and the Hollywood Media District BID.
Mr. Dujovne also serves as partner and consultant to various real estate ventures in the US through Dujovne Real Estate Advisors (DREA).
He holds a graduate degree in Economics from the University of Belgrano in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and an MBA from the University of CEMA (Buenos Aires) together with DePaul University (Chicago), where he received an international scholarship concentrating on real estate finance and investment.
Jake Jesson
Sr. Project Manager
Born an Angeleno, Jake has always been passionate about the growing landscape of Los Angeles. After graduating from the University of California Santa Barbara, Jake began his professional career with WREG in 2013 and has worked his way up to now becoming an integral part of the company. During his time at WREG, Jake has overseen entitlements and construction in excess of $250 Million across all different asset classes.
Jake takes pride in WREG’s hands on approach to community specific development and as a Project Manager he oversees the entire process from acquisition to sale working hand in hand with all consultants, community members and political agencies along the way.