John Klein has more than 35 years of experience in the commercial real estate, financing, construction, and energy efficiency industries. John serves as the Chief Executive Officer and is responsible for business development, project oversight, and financial management of contracts.  He regularly provides strategy and direction to the largest owners, managers, developers, and brokers of commercial real estate, and has assisted CEOs and CFOs of leading commercial real estate organizations to make transformative changes to their organizations. 

He has provided key strategic and technical guidance on improving the operational, financial and environmental performance of hundreds of millions of square feet of commercial real estate. Further, he was involved in the development of the EPA Energy Star program for commercial real estate and persuaded owners of more than 2 billion square feet to join Energy Star. John regularly promotes the concept that sustainability and financial performance are linked. He has authored numerous published articles, including the Green Scene column in the Journal of Property Management, and is a co-author of “A Practical Guide to Green Real Estate Management” and “A Practical Guide to Energy Management” from the Institute of Real Estate Management. He was awarded two U.S. Patents for developing technology for energy and water-efficient geothermal heat pumps and on-site fire protection, water storage and distribution systems. John has also served as an expert witness and testified before the U.S. Congress, has held real estate brokers licenses in four Mid-Atlantic States, and has been certified as a Real Estate Instructor in 13 states. John is a service-disabled veteran and received his formal education from the University of Pennsylvania.

Deb Cloutier has almost 20 years of experience in the commercial real estate, energy efficiency, sustainability, marketing, and education arenas. Deb serves as JDM’s Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for business development, financial oversight, project management, and staffing. She provides strategy and guidance to leading owners, managers, developers, and asset advisors of commercial real estate, employing market-based strategies to link environmental and financial performance; through this guidance, she assists and motivates decision makers to make profitable investments in energy performance improvements. Deb also designs and implements strategic energy management and market transformation programs, launches marketing and communications campaigns, and develops brand positioning tactics.

Deb was an integral part of the design and implementation of the U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR program, and has been an active consultant since the program’s inception as Green Lights in the early 1990s. Her experience includes developing curricula and conducting training on energy efficiency, sustainable business practices, and organizational change management. More than 18,000 practitioners have attended these courses, which set the bar for energy management education in the real estate industry.   

Deb has published dozens of articles and papers for top real estate publications, authored The High Performance Portfolio Framework: Energy Management Strategies for a Competitive Office Market for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, and is a co-author of A Practical Guide to Energy Management from the Institute of Real Estate Management. In 2008, Deb was awarded the prestigious BOMA Chairman’s Award, given to visionaries who set new standards of excellence in the commercial real estate industry. She holds a BS in Biology with a specialization in Environmental Science from Washington College.