Jimmy J. Tran is a business owner, nonprofit volunteer and civic leader. He founded Oak Lawn Group LLC in 2010, which is a real estate investment firm focused on the Oak Lawn area and surrounding neighborhoods in the Dallas core. In addition to direct investments, Oak Lawn Group also makes passive investments as a limited partner with established operators, focusing on well positioned, cash-flowing assets with potential for long-term capital appreciation. Jimmy also owns Code Ninjas Preston Hollow, a computer coding program, and XP League Dallas, an esports league. Both programs target elementary and middle school aged kids. Prior to becoming a small business owner and entrepreneur, Jimmy led Corporate Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions activity for a $10 billion+ business segment within CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services company. While at CBRE, Jimmy led $2 billion+ of acquisitions, and his business unit's earnings (EBITDA) grew 3X over a period of 8 years. Prior to CBRE, Jimmy worked as a management consultant for Bain & Company in Dallas, Hong Kong and Singapore. Jimmy holds 4 degrees from SMU and 2 degrees from Harvard.  

Jimmy enjoys traveling, spending time with his wife and 3 kids, taking his Akita/German Shepherd on neighborhood walks and up-keeping his aquarium and red‐eared slider turtle. Jimmy takes the time to meet and mentor others and continues to look for ways to make an impact at the intersection of the private, public and nonprofit sectors

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