# Jun Choi

> Jun Choi is CEO and founder of Menlo Realty Ventures, an industrial real estate development firm focused on brownfield conversion. A former mayor of Edison, New Jersey, he studied engineering at MIT and public policy at Columbia, and has held leadership roles in regional planning and civic organizations.

- **Role:** CEO at Menlo Realty Ventures
- **Organizations:** Menlo Realty Ventures, Regional Plan Association, Jersey Promise, New Jersey Policy Perspective (former board chair), Edison Township (former mayor), Cushman & Wakefield (former director), New Jersey Department of Education (former policy official), U.S. Office of Management and Budget (former role)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS in Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master’s in public policy (degree designation varies across public biographies), Columbia University, J.P. Stevens High School
- **Known for:** Became Edison’s youngest mayor at 34 in January 2006., Led redevelopment planning and negotiations while preserving 37 acres of open space during his mayoral tenure., Led a statewide task force that developed NJ SMART for the New Jersey Department of Education.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Worked on Bill Bradley’s presidential campaign.
- **2005** — Won Edison’s Democratic mayoral primary and general election.
- **2006-2010** — Served as mayor of Edison, New Jersey; inaugurated January 1, 2006.
- **2013** — Joined New Jersey Policy Perspective’s board.
- **2015-12** — Elected chair of New Jersey Policy Perspective’s board; appointment announced in January 2016.
- **2016** — Identified as a director at Cushman & Wakefield in NJPP’s January announcement.
- **2017** — Regional Plan Association announced his board appointment; identified as Menlo Realty Ventures CEO.
- **2019** — Co-authored Jersey Promise’s report on Asian Americans in New Jersey; Marcia Marley succeeded him as NJPP chair in July.
- **2021** — Interviewed Senator Cory Booker at the RPA Assembly.
- **2023** — Received RPA’s Above and Beyond award.

## Achievements

- Became Edison’s youngest mayor at 34 in January 2006.
- Led redevelopment planning and negotiations while preserving 37 acres of open space during his mayoral tenure.
- Led a statewide task force that developed NJ SMART for the New Jersey Department of Education.
- Founded Menlo Realty Ventures, focused on industrial development and brownfield conversion.
- Received the Regional Plan Association’s Above and Beyond award in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed among hosts of RPA’s forthcoming Celebrate the Tri-State benefit on October 15, 2026; the event is upcoming as of October 9.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jun-choi-8464847

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Last updated: 2026-10-09