Certifications

Georgia Institute of Technology | Certificate in Entrepreneurship

Series 7, General Securities Representative

Series 63, Uniform Securities Agent

Series 79, Investment Banking Representative

Lean 6, Sigma Green Belt Certified

Donald R.
Washington, Jr.

Founding Principal

Donald R. Washington, Jr. oversees all phases of real estate investment and development for emerging communities throughout the Southeast and beyond. With over 15 years of finance, strategy, and business development experience, Donald leverages strategic partnerships and local market knowledge to design, finance, permit, construct and rehabilitate high-potential communities. Founding Bolster Real Estate Partners in 2021 with a passion for investing in the future of communities, he is a visionary and an active conduit for economic development. 

Donald earned his BS in Finance from the University of New Orleans and his MBA from Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business with concentrations in Strategy & Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Real Estate. Currently residing in Atlanta with his family, Donald is a member of LEAD Atlanta, the Urban Land Institute Atlanta Center for Leadership, and The 100 Black Men of Atlanta.   

Donald has served on two mission-driven Boards that work to empower disadvantaged communities — the Board of Directors for the Emerging 100 of Atlanta, an organization dedicated to the academic and vocational success of youth within disadvantaged communities in Atlanta, and the Board of Directors for Bright Futures Atlanta, an organization offering academic curriculum, after school programming and a summer camp for youth within the Bankhead community.