Eastdil Secured and Project Destined Launch Commercial Real Estate Bootcamp

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Eastdil Secured, L.L.C. (“Eastdil Secured”), the global real estate investment bank, and Project Destined, a leading social impact platform that provides training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship and real estate, have launched their fall commercial real estate bootcamp. The program stems from Eastdil Secured’s existing partnership with Project Destined, and consists of a five-week “bootcamp” training program, where 50 students across the U.S. will learn from more than two dozen Eastdil Secured professionals and mentors about key topics in the commercial real estate industry, including:

• Eastdil Secured’s History and Its Business
• Interviewing, Recruiting, and Professional Use of Social Media
• Year One as an Analyst at Eastdil Secured
• How to Pitch Yourself and a Deal
• Professional Networking

This bootcamp will provide an unprecedented opportunity for Project Destined students to learn from leaders in commercial real estate investment banking, as well as earn both an ARGUS certification from Altus Group and a Financial Modeling Certification through Project Destined’s partnership with NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate and Columbia Graduate School of Real Estate. In addition to weekly bootcamp sessions, accepted fellows will receive scholarships to participate in Project Destined’s paid virtual internship and bootcamp activities, including visits to Eastdil Secured offices across the U.S.

“At Eastdil Secured, creating opportunities across our industry for diverse candidates is a longstanding commitment. Our ongoing partnership with Project Destined has allowed us to deliver on that, while helping to develop the next generation of leaders in commercial real estate,” said Roy March, CEO of Eastdil Secured. “Over the last year, we have watched the transformation of the students we have sponsored through Project Destined, and the training, access and experience this offers participants will serve them for years to come. We look forward to expanding our partnership with Project Destined with this bootcamp program and watching its alumni succeed – no matter where their careers take them.”

As part of the bootcamp program, Eastdil Secured professionals and mentors will prepare, engage and guide students one-on-one to help them develop a range of fundamentals — including financial, technical, presentation and leadership skills—designed to aid their search for internships, certifications and full-time employment in the commercial real estate industry.

“We are excited to expand our partnership with Eastdil Secured and prepare this incredible group of students for a career in commercial real estate,” said Cedric Bobo, Co-Founder of Project Destined. “The real estate industry provides unparalleled opportunities to build a great career while also impacting your community. The network, skills and access that this bootcamp provides will ensure that these students are ready to take on this opportunity.”

Following the successful sponsorship of a New York-based Project Destined team in Summer 2021, Eastdil Secured helped Project Destined serve more students by sponsoring three teams for Spring 2022 in New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta. Eastdil Secured is also delighted to announce that two Project Destined program alumni will join the firm as full-time analysts in 2023, following internship program placements in New York and Santa Monica, California.

Since its founding in 2016, Project Destined has worked with more than 3,500 participants in 35 cities across the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe. Eastdil Secured’s partnership will support Project Destined and its mission to provide training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship and real estate to students from underserved communities.

About Eastdil Secured

As the most relevant and trusted advisor in the commercial real estate capital markets, Eastdil Secured creates value for clients through creative, actionable ideas and flawless execution. With an unrivaled combination of capital markets expertise and in-depth understanding of real estate fundamentals, Eastdil Secured delivers best-in-class advice on mergers and acquisitions, sales, joint ventures, debt placement, structured credit and loan sales to investors around the world. Headquartered in New York, Eastdil Secured has a broad global footprint to support clients with offices across the United States in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orange County, San Francisco, Seattle, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., and internationally in Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Milan, Paris, Hong Kong and Tokyo. For more information on Eastdil Secured, the global real estate investment bank, please visit

About Project Destined

Project Destined is a leading social impact platform that provides training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and real estate. Project Destined partners with corporations, schools, and non-profits to deliver training using its proprietary e-learning platform and love courses. Project Destined leverages a work-based learning approach where students work with executives to evaluate live deals in their community and present them in a pitch competition to industry leaders. Scholars emerge with the skills, confidence, experiences, and networks that prepare them to secure a strong first job and become stakeholders in their community. For more information, please visit projectdestined.com.