Jorge Madruga is the founder and Managing Principal of Maddd Equities, a real estate development and investment firm based in New York. Jorge was born and raised in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the United States in 1980 as an eleven year old during the Mariel Boat Lift.  

Jorge began his real estate career in the construction and home development business and has built over 2,000 two and three family homes in New York. 

Since founding Maddd Equities in 2009, Jorge has participated in the development of over 3,000 multi-family units, 1,000 hotel rooms and over two million square feet of commercial space. Jorge is an active figure on housing policy and economic development issues and has worked with various City agencies on projects on revitalizing neighborhoods with developments that focus on community needs.