Managing Director, Palo Alto | Property Services

Jeff Deaton serves as Managing Director for Kennedy Wilson Property Services’ Palo Alto office, overseeing the management, leasing, and consulting for approximately 1.5 million square feet of office and R&D property in the Bay Area.
Prior to joining Kennedy Wilson Property Services, Jeff served as CEO and owner of Alhouse Deaton Management & Leasing, Inc., a property services company where he was responsible for the company’s day-to-day operations, third-party management portfolio, client relations, and business development. Established in 1960 as Alhouse Realty, Inc., Jeff took over and changed the name to Alhouse Deaton Management & Leasing, Inc. in 1991. The company was acquired by Kennedy Wilson Property Services in 2022.
Jeff has been in the commercial real estate business for over 26 years. From the beginning, he built a portfolio of third-party commercial properties focusing on the mid-peninsula markets of Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View and Redwood City.
• Sky’s the Limit Fund Board of Directors
• Filoli Gardens Executive Board
BASc, Land Use Planning & Management/Development
Stanford University