John “Jack” Rhodes (aka Makoto Hyoto) was born in Manhattan, Kansas, USA. Jack grew up in a multicultural environment. He was raised in the suburbs of Tokyo and went through the Japanese public education system (K-12). Subsequently, Jack earned a B.A. in Chinese Studies and Mathematics from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, USA in 2007. No stranger to diversity and adversity, Jack’s college years were sandwiched between two nearly year-long stays in his paternal ancestor’s home in the U.S. state of Wyoming.

Jack began his business career in 2008 at the Royal Bank of Scotland in the Real Estate Finance team followed by several roles in Risk & Portfolio Management and Japan Coverage & Origination. In early 2011, Jack joined Grosvenor Fund Management Japan limited where he was involved in hard asset acquisitions, asset management, and investor reporting. In December 2013, Jack joined PGIM Real Estate in Tokyo and was seconded to the firm’s Hong Kong office in October 2014. He returned to Tokyo in October 2016. During his tenure with PGIM Real Estate, Jack was involved in the acquisitions of office, residential, retail, logistics facilities and hotels. In February 2019, Jack founded Real Ventura.

Jack is native level in both English and Japanese and proficient in Mandarin.

Jack holds Japan national-level qualification as a Real Estate Notary (宅地建物取引士).