As executive vice president, Jamie Wilhem oversees American Campus Communities’ external development growth strategy, which encompasses all aspects of development, including our public-private partnership business, construction management, development, and strategic acquisitions. Jamie ensures we are building relationships and delivering communities to our university partners and our off-campus portfolio that reflect our exceptional development standards. Under Jamie’s leadership, his team has developed a multibillion-dollar portfolio of on-campus projects using a variety of transaction structures: third party, tax-exempt bond finance projects, conventional leasehold mortgages, university general obligation bonds, and direct investments under the ACE program.

With more than 25 years of leadership in higher education finance, working closely with higher-ed presidents, CFOs, and finance committees, Jamie has an unmatched understanding of the complex issues these leaders face. He is able to guide them in choosing a development approach that achieves their mission and vision while managing their balance sheets, debt capacity, and credit ratings.

Jamie joined ACC from RBC Bank’s public finance department, where he served as the managing director of the higher education sector. Prior to RBC, he was a managing director with Banc One Capital Markets (currently JPMorgan Capital Markets) and held positions at McDonald & Company Securities (currently KeyBanc Capital Markets), and The Ohio Company (currently Fifth Third Markets).