With more than 30 years' experience in distressed-asset management and borrower advocacy, Jorge Newbery founded preREO with the goal of bringing stability to neighborhoods challenged by the blight of vacant homes. He empowers investors to revitalize their communities while creating financial gains for themselves. Throughout his career, Newbery has utilized optimism and resiliency to discover opportunity in adversity, founding numerous enterprises including American Homeowner Preservation, the country’s first crowdfunded distressed-mortgage investment platform and Activist Legal, a law firm facilitating default legal services, to name a couple. His book “Burn Zones,” offers lessons learned through his challenges and successes as an entrepreneur.