JEN HOLM, MANAGING PARTNER

Jen founded JLH Capital as an investment vehicle in 2016 and began the General Partnership in 2022. Jen was formerly the Head of Acquisitions for HP Investors, a San Diego based real estate investment firm. Prior to joining HP Investors, Jen was a Principal at Pontus Capital and ran the firm’s capital markets efforts, including equity and debt capital raising initiatives, as well as contributing to the sourcing and underwriting of investments. Jen has managed over $250 million in commercial real estate acquisitions since 2016.

Before moving back to California, Jen was Deputy Head of Credit Sales for Société Générale in NYC, where she managed a team of eleven institutional fixed income salespeople focused on the placement of public and private corporate debt. Jen began her career at Credit Suisse in the Global Credit Products and Real Estate Finance and Securitization groups. Jen holds a BBA, with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from the University of San Diego and a MBA from the University of Minnesota. Jen is a member of the Real Estate Committee at the Burnham Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego.

JAMES BOLT, PRINCIPAL

James leads asset management at JLH Capital and is responsible for business plan execution including all leasing transactions, pre-development and construction activities.

James has over twenty years of experience executing institutional real estate asset management.  During his time in New York City, James served as Senior Vice President at LXP, a national REIT, and later as Vice President of Asset Management at Treeview Realty Advisors, a private asset management and direct investment syndicate company.  James left New York for Southern California in 2016 to take the role as Head of Asset Management at HP Investors where he served from 2017 – 2024.  

Mr. Bolt holds a BS in Economics from Hope College in Holland, MI.

VALERIE PRATT, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Valerie is an Executive Assistant providing administrative and property management support for the JLH team. She holds a BS in Recreation Administration from California State University and brings nine years of experience in real estate management and over a decade in hospitality and customer service, offering a dynamic perspective to her role. Known for her organizational skills and ability to streamline operations, Valerie assists with project execution, property accounting, and provides essential support to the team.

Originally from California's Central Coast, Valerie has called San Diego home for the past three years.