Valkama is a partner and deputy CIO at NREP and leads the firm’s strategic transactions and expansion to new markets. He has been with NREP more than nine years. During this time he has invested across segments, built the firm’s investment strategies in co-living and multi-family residential, and most recently led the firm’s living business across countries. Valkama has been closely involved with crafting the firm’s solution toolbox for reaching its ambitious sustainability goals, including the net zero goal by 2028.