Jay Minkoff, the past chair of the Jewish Publishing Group, which publishes the Jewish Exponent, was named chairman, lead investor and operating partner of Houwzer, a tech-enabled real estate brokerage firm. He brings more than 33 years of experience in the real estate industry, having sold or financed more than $250 million of real estate and starting three related businesses, including HomeBuilder.com.
The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School graduate, who grew up in Chevy Chase, Md., is a 25-year member of Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El in Wynnewood, where he served on the board of directors and on the endowments committee. In addition, he serves on the boards of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation and the Jewish National Fund: Eastern Pennsylvania.
