# Jay Roberts

> Jay Roberts is the Miami-based founder and CEO of Prosper Group, host of The Long Game podcast and co-founder and former CEO of Domio. His career spans real estate investment banking, apartment-hotel operations and Florida residential development. He resigned from Domio in September 2020 following an Airbnb review of past company practices; his current work includes the planned Bugatti Residences Miami with Versluys Group.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Prosper Group
- **Organizations:** Prosper Group, Domio, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Training The Street, The Long Game
- **From:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Education:** BA in Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, MBA in Finance and Real Estate, NYU Stern School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Domio, which announced $100 million in equity and debt financing in 2019., Worked on real estate banking teams involved in the MGM Growth Properties and Paramount Group IPOs., Received the Abraham & Julienne Krasnoff merit scholarship at NYU Stern.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Graduated from UC Santa Barbara with an economics degree.
- **Before Domio** — Taught financial modeling at Training The Street and worked in real estate investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
- **2015** — Completed his MBA at NYU Stern.
- **2016** — Co-founded Domio with Adrian Lam.
- **2018** — Domio announced a $12 million Series A and acquired Chicago operator Reserve Rentals.
- **2019** — Domio announced $100 million in financing, divided evenly between equity and debt.
- **2020-09** — Resigned as Domio CEO effective September 20 and left its board following Airbnb’s review of past practices.
- **2021** — Listed start of his CEO tenure at Prosper Group.
- **2022** — Moved to Tampa and assembled a downtown development block.
- **2023** — Moved back to Miami and pursued waterfront sites.
- **2026-08** — Prosper and Versluys closed on a $50 million Miami River site.
- **2026-09** — Bugatti announced Bugatti Residences Miami with Prosper Group and Versluys Group; sales are planned for 2027.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Domio, which announced $100 million in equity and debt financing in 2019.
- Worked on real estate banking teams involved in the MGM Growth Properties and Paramount Group IPOs.
- Received the Abraham & Julienne Krasnoff merit scholarship at NYU Stern.
- Placed first in NYU Stern’s 2013 J.P. Morgan investment banking case competition.
- Leads Prosper Group, a co-developer of the planned Bugatti Residences Miami.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Bugatti announced its first US branded residential project with Prosper Group and Versluys Group, with a customer launch planned for 2027.
- **2026-09** — Discussed a $2.8 billion development pipeline and his social-media approach in a Commercial Observer interview.
- **2026-08** — Prosper and Versluys closed on a Miami River development site for $50 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jayroberts.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayroberts8
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jayroberts
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayroberts/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JayRobertsProsper/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jay.roberts21

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Last updated: 2026-10-25