Fernando de Leon, founder of Leon Capital Group, turned a $100,000 investment into a $10 billion business by predicting the 2008 financial crisis. He divested and solved problems for lenders, which he says informed his pandemic response. Now, he’s wary of data centers, seeing red flags and potential obsolescence in AI technology.

De Leon’s background in evolutionary biology has helped him understand human incentives in the real estate industry. He believes understanding well-established players and their advantages is key to competing successfully. He sees a big opportunity in the influx of capital into commercial real estate, predicting significant price appreciation in the coming years.

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