Daniel Kaufman is a nationally recognized real estate developer, capital strategist, and CEO of Kaufman & Company (www.thekaufmanco.com), a vertically integrated real estate investment and development platform operating across the United States. With over 25 years of experience spanning acquisition, design, construction, finance, and asset management, Daniel brings a hands-on, owner-operator approach to every asset class his firm enters.
Under Daniel Kaufman's leadership, Kaufman & Company has overseen more than $2 billion in total real estate development, including over 1,800 units of affordable and mixed-income housing, 2,200 units of market-rate residential, and a diverse portfolio of commercial, hospitality, and office assets. The firm operates across four core verticals: acquisitions and investments, multifamily and workforce housing, commercial and mixed-use development, and AI-driven industrial and data center infrastructure.
In 2026, Daniel Kaufman is leading Kaufman & Company's expansion into next-generation real estate — including a national initiative to develop micro and mid-scale data centers on power-ready industrial sites to support the growth of AI inference and edge computing, with projects already underway in Detroit and expansion planned across Texas, Florida, the Northeast, and California.
Daniel is also the driving force behind Kaufman & Company's structured real estate lending program, providing capital solutions for experienced fix-and-flip operators across the U.S. and Canada. His comprehensive expertise in land use planning, zoning, underwriting, and construction makes him one of the most versatile and active real estate executives in the country.