Ralph Winter

Founder & Principal
W5 Group

Ralph Winter is the Founder and Principal of W5 Group. He is a global real estate investor and entrepreneur spanning various industries. He is most well-known for his pioneering vision to invest, develop and manage student housing and micro apartments in Europe before the became mature, institutional asset classes. Ralph amassed a portfolio more than 40,000 units and generated over 30 billion euros of investment transaction volume through multiple market cycles and across the capital structure. Through his seasoned career, he has developed relationships with the world’s leading operating partners throughout Europe and the United States.

 Ralph is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Real Estate Management Institute (REMI) of the European Business School and IREBS Immobilienakademie. He serves on the Board of Directors of Best Buddies, the world largest organization dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of 200 million people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.