Scott Tiano
Founder & Managing Partner
Direct: 818-230-7155
Email: scott@jswestern.com
Mr. Tiano is responsible for Portal Investment Management’s long-term corporate and asset management strategy, along with spearheading equity and debt relationships. Portal curretly runs a retail-focused value-add fund and is in the process of launching a JV equity fund targeting middle-market assets across all asset types. Prior to Portal, from 2004 to 2010, Mr. Tiano was one of the leading real estate investment brokers in Southern California, starting at Sperry Van Ness and eventually co-founding Wilson Commercial Investment Sales Group (which was subsequently acquired by Jones Lang LaSalle). Subsequently, from 2011 to 2013, he was a partner as LS Realty Group / LS Capital where he was involved in acquiring retail shopping centers and distressed debt throughout the Western US.. While at LS, he was instrumental in sourcing new opportunities and maintaining family office and PHNW equity relationships. In 2013, Mr. Tiano founded JS Western to acquire core plus and value add investments across all property types. JS Western’s portfolio has since grown to a total value of approximately $500 million in assets under management. Mr. Tiano holds a Bachelor of Arts from UCLA in International Economics.
As someone committed to both family and philanthropy, Mr. Tiano balances his time with his wife and two children living in Agoura Hills, CA. Mr. Tiano serves on the board of The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles and Jewish Big Brothers/Big Sisters and has also been an active “big brother” since 1998. Mr. Tiano is currently a member of Real Estate Professionals Organization (2.0) and formerly served as Co-Chair of The Network, which is the alumni organization serving all graduates of leadership programs offered through The Jewish Federation. In his spare time, Mr. Tiano plays the drums, enjoys hiking, kayaking, travelling, meditating, and being outdoors.
