An investor and serial entrepreneur, Jonathan brings breadth and depth of experience across the domains of building, operating, and financing. Prior to Commonplace, Jonathan founded a number of consumer and healthcare businesses, invested in public markets across the technology, media, and internet sectors, and is a Goldman Sachs alum.

Jonathan holds dual-degrees in Economics and Computer Science from The Wharton School and The School of Engineering & Applied Sciences at The University of Pennsylvania.

He is an avid boulderer, and passionate about physical, graphic, and experiential design.

Founder of Amanat Properties, licensed architect, and city planning commissioner, Atif has an incredibly multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted view of real estate development and investment, honed through positions at as Extell Development, Turner Construction, and Honest Buildings.

Atif also produces and hosts The American Building Podcast, where he discusses with notable developers and architects challenges for cities today, exploring how many go far beyond vocation to improve the places and people around them.

Atif is a first-generation immigrant, a proud alumnus of Columbia Business School and MIT School of Architecture + Planning.