Mr. Chawla is the Managing Partner and Founder of Advantis Development. He manages all aspects of the national multifamily development.

Prior to Advantis, Mr. Chawla was a Senior Vice President with Willton Investment Management. Mr. Chawla has successfully sourced and negotiated on $850+ million of new development investments representing 3,200 units. Mr. Chawla has 20+ years of real estate experience including positions within Private Equity and Global Investment Management. Mr. Chawla has underwritten and managed over $3+ billion of real estate transactions globally. 

Prior to joining the Willton, Mr. Chawla served as a Chief Investment Officer for a multi-asset family office based in New York City. He has held positions as a portfolio manager for a private equity fund with responsibility of overseeing the company’s $500 million portfolio across the U.S. and Western Europe. His prior roles include acquisition and asset management for Blackrock’s core and value-add funds. Mr. Chawla graduated Sum Cum Laude with a Master’s degree in Real Estate from New York University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance/Economics from Rutgers University.

He is an active member of Urban Land Institute and various other Commercial Real Estate Associations.