JER Investors Trust (JERTQ) 10-Q 2008 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of CEO Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to

Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of JER Investors Trust Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Joseph E. Robert, Jr., as Chief Executive Officer of the Company hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: August 11, 2008	/s/ Joseph E. Robert, Jr.
	Name: Joseph E. Robert, Jr.
	Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board