About Sean Lyons

Sean Lyons is a partner and co-founder of Jackson Dearborn Partners, a Chicago-based real estate investment and development company focusing on multi-family properties and student housing.

Established in 2014, Jackson Dearborn Partners takes a conservative approach to analyze, underwrite and invest in real estate projects. Its executive team has completed more than 200 real estate projects with a total capitalization of $300 million. The company has also started expanding its portfolio in Opportunity Zones with four new assets underway.

Lyons brings his 20 years of experience in the real estate space to the company. He concentrates on fundraising, investor relationship management and creative marketing. With an extensive network, he helps the company set up and expand its real estate portfolios. Lyons also founded Triad Real Estate Partners, a boutique commercial real estate brokerage company focusing on the Midwest region.

Lyons’ career in real estate started at Marcus & Millichap, where he served as an investment sales broker and completed nearly 150 transactions of various property types across the country.

Lyons holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston College.