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About Us

About Us

About Us

Ramsay Land Company is leveraging technology and market expertise to entitle and develop homes on the San Francisco Peninsula. We are local sharpshooters that control the entire development process — identifying underutilized property, designing entitlements, and developing new communities.

Our integrated development platform provides investors opportunities to invest alongside us in the San Francisco Peninsula real estate market. Our leadership brings institutional investment experience and a disciplined approach to small-to-mid-sized development in a platform designed to deliver superior risk-adjusted investment returns.

Ramsay Land Company is leveraging technology and market expertise to entitle and develop homes on the San Francisco Peninsula. We are local sharpshooters that control the entire development process — identifying underutilized property, designing entitlements, and developing new communities.

Our integrated development platform provides investors opportunities to invest alongside us in the San Francisco Peninsula real estate market. Our leadership brings institutional investment experience and a disciplined approach to small-to-mid-sized development in a platform designed to deliver superior risk-adjusted investment returns.

Meet Our Founder

Ramsay founder
Ramsay founder

Jack Waldsmith is the Founder and CEO of Ramsay Land Company. Jack brings more than a dozen years of experience in the institutional private Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) industry, with expertise in acquisitions and development. Jack has led $1.5B of investment transactions, $250M of construction development, and management of 3.0M square feet of properties.

Jack oversaw investment acquisitions and management across California for Swift Real Estate Partners, a real estate private equity platform with more than $3.5B of assets under management. Prior to Swift, he led financial statement audits for REITs and other investment vehicles while at PwC and holds inactive distinction as a Certified Public Accountant.

Jack is a third-generation resident of the San Francisco Peninsula, where he lives with his wife, Gretchen, and their two children. He is a Local Champion Circle leadership member for Jumpstart Kids, a national early education non-profit that he has served for twelve years. Jack is a contributing member of Urban Land Institute and NAIOP.

Jack Waldsmith is the Founder and CEO of Ramsay Land Company. Jack brings more than a dozen years of experience in the institutional private Real Estate Investment Trust (“REIT”) industry, with expertise in acquisitions and development. Jack has led $1.5B of investment transactions, $250M of construction development, and management of 3.0M square feet of properties.

Jack oversaw investment acquisitions and management across California for Swift Real Estate Partners, a real estate private equity platform with more than $3.5B of assets under management. Prior to Swift, he led financial statement audits for REITs and other investment vehicles while at PwC and holds inactive distinction as a Certified Public Accountant.

Jack is a third-generation resident of the San Francisco Peninsula, where he lives with his wife, Gretchen, and their two children. He is a Local Champion Circle leadership member for Jumpstart Kids, a national early education non-profit that he has served for twelve years. Jack is a contributing member of Urban Land Institute and NAIOP.