Jon Love is the Executive Chair and Founder of KingSett Capital. Founded in 2002, KingSett has become Canada’s leading private equity real estate investment business, investing alongside institutional and ultra-high-net-worth clients, seeking to provide sustainable premium risk-weighted returns through a range of fund strategies. Over the last two decades, KingSett has launched multiple fund strategies covering growth, income, urban infill, mortgages, affordable housing and residential development. Today, the company has more than $19 billion in assets under management and over 170 staff across three offices.
Jon began his career in 1976 with Scotia McLeod as a retail stockbroker until joining Oxford Properties in 1980, where he rose from leasing roles to become President in 1987 and CEO in 1992 where he served until the 2001 sale of Oxford to OMERS, a leading Canadian pension plan.
Jon holds an Honours Business Administration degree from Ivey Business School at Western University, where he also serves as an Emeritus Advisory Board Member. He is a member of the Business Council of Canada, the Chief Executives Organization and YPO. Jon’s contributions to his community and to business have earned him several honours, including the Order of Canada, an Honourary Doctorate from Western University, the Ivey Business Leader of the Year Award, NAIOP Rex Icon Lifetime Achievement Award, Fraser Institute’s Founders Award, and the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
