Jamal Kaileh

A Houston-based operator who has spent his career building and running companies in the built environment — from the trades to ownership.

Jamal Kaileh currently serves as a partner at Theta Group Development, where he oversees the construction division, and at Founders Investment Group, where he leads operations. His work is concentrated in concrete and infrastructure, commercial construction, and real estate development.

He was a partner at Leveled Concrete, a Houston-based concrete-repair company acquired by Groundworks in 2025, and previously held operational and senior project-management roles at Rise Construction. Across these roles, his focus has been operational: building teams, managing construction and field operations, and guiding projects from site selection through delivery.

Jamal began his career in the United States Navy, and later trained at Tulsa Welding School — grounding his construction career in hands-on trade experience before moving into ownership and operational leadership.