Jay Cooper

Jay Cooper

Managing Director, Development & Construction, Driftwood Capital

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Phone (305) 500-9900

Property Types
Hospitality
Bio
As Managing Director, Development and Construction, Jay Cooper oversees the teams working on new, ground-up developments, major value-add renovations, and property improvement plans. Before joining Driftwood, he held similar positions at Kolter Hospitality and Turner & Townsend. Jay has 20 years of experience working across site management, design team consultancy, project management, owners representation and development, with more than $2B in hospitality and mixed use projects delivered across Europe and North America. He has a Masters in Civil and Structural Engineering from Bristol University in the United Kingdom. When not visiting Driftwood’s hotels, he can be found engaging in water sports or traveling.
Education
Bristol University (ME)