Chair
Anya Coverman
President & CEO, IPA
President & CEO, IPA
Anya serves as president and CEO of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA), a leading advocacy organization for the portfolio diversifying investment industry. In this role, Anya leads the organizations efforts to bring together top asset managers, product distribution partners and industry service providers and drive industry progress through education and advocacy initiatives
Previously, she served as the IPA’s senior vice president of government affairs and general counsel. In the role, Anya led the IPA’s legislative, regulatory and legal initiatives, including the IPA’s Political Action Committee (PAC), served as the primary liaison and senior policy representative before Congress, the executive branch, and federal and state financial and self-regulatory agencies, and counseled the IPA on all internal legal and governance matters.
Prior to joining the IPA in 2017, Anya was the deputy director of policy and associate general counsel at the North American Securities Administrators Association, the national association representing state financial regulators. She has also practiced corporate and securities law at the international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP in Washington, D.C., and, prior to that, at a boutique financial services law firm in New York City.
Anya received her J.D. from American University’s Washington College of Law and her B.A. from the University of Miami. She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Virginia, New York and Texas
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Anya Coverman
President & CEO,
Institute for Portfolio Alternatives
IPA Chair
Matt Fries,
Head of Due Diligence,
Cetera Financial Group
Head of Due Diligence,
Cetera Financial Group
Matthew Fries currently serves as the Head of Due Diligence for Cetera Financial Group. In this role, he actively manages the team responsible for due diligence and product support functions for all Cetera broker/dealers.
His areas of responsibility include product diligence and selection, ongoing product monitoring, and driving awareness, education, and sales of products amongst all Cetera advisors.
With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Matt joined Cetera in August of 2015. Previously, he worked as the Chief Operating/Investment Officer for Questar Capital, where he was responsible for overseeing all operational and investment functions within the company, as well as developing company strategies and management tactics. Prior to this, he had been employed as a Sales and Practice Development Manager for Securian Financial Services since 1999.
Matt earned his Bachelor’s degree in economics and history from the University of Notre Dame, and holds Master’s degrees from both the University of Wisconsin (MA) and the University of Minnesota (MBA). He possesses Series 4, 7, 24, 53, 55, 63 Securities Licenses as well as Life and Health Insurance Licenses.
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Matt Fries
IPA Chair,
Head of Due Diligence,
Cetera Financial Group
Chair-Elect
Chirag Bhavsar
Co-CEO,
CNL Financial Group
Co-CEO,
CNL Financial Group
Mr. Bhavsar directs CNL’s private capital investments, financial management and other corporate services, while jointly managing capital markets activities and day-to-day operations. Since its founding in 1973, CNL has formed or acquired companies with more than $34 billion in assets.
Mr. Bhavsar was previously chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Corporate Capital Trust, a CNL-sponsored business development company now listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Mr. Bhavsar also served as chief financial officer for CNL Bank. During his tenure there, he managed an investment portfolio in aggregate of $400 million, including non-government backed securities and other credit investments.
With more than 18 years of experience as a chief financial officer, Mr. Bhavsar is well-versed in complex federal and state regulatory reporting environments. Additionally, Mr. Bhavsar was lead independent director and head of the Audit Committee of Currency Exchange International, Corp., an exchange-listed bank holding company, and reviewed and approved public financial statements and filings.
Mr. Bhavsar also served as executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Florida Choice Bank, and senior audit manager of Hacker Johnson Cohen and Grieb, a specialized Accounting and Auditing firm for state and regional banks. Mr. Bhavsar received a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Accounting from the University of Florida.
He is also a graduate of the Banking School at the University of Virginia.
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Chirag Bhavsar
IPA Chair-Elect,
Co-CEO,
CNL Financial Group
IPA Chair Emeritus
Anne-Marie Vandenberg
President & CEO, RREEF Property Trust and Lead Portfolio Manager of RREEF Management L.L.C. Alternatives
President & CEO, RREEF Property Trust and Lead Portfolio Manager of RREEF Management L.L.C. Alternatives
Anne-Marie Vandenberg has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since October 2018. She has also served as a Director and Portfolio Manager for DWS’s Alternatives platform since September 2017 leading the RREEF Real Estate defined contribution strategy. From 2005, Ms. Vandenberg was part of Real Estate Capital Markets for DWS where she underwrote and negotiated asset and fund level financings across the Americas private real estate platform. She became a Director of DWS and Head of Real Estate Capital Markets in 2013, where she structured over 200 real estate and fund financing transactions totaling over $11.65 billion.
Ms. Vandenberg joined DWS in July 2004 as part of the RREEF Real Estate closing team, working on the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate investments. Ms. Vandenberg has also been involved in fund restructuring efforts, sits on RREEF America’s internal Investment Strategy Council and has participated in the strategic capitalization of several real estate products including our company, RREEF America REIT II, and RREEF Core Plus Industrial Fund. Ms. Vandenberg is an active member of the Urban Land Institute where she serves as Vice Chair of the Urban Mixed Use and Development Silver Council, as well as on the ULI-Chicago Women’s Leadership Initiative Advisory Board. Ms. Vandenberg is also the co-chair of the Pension Real Estate Association’s Defined Contribution Affinity Group and co-treasurer of the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council.
Ms. Vandenberg holds a B.A. from Tulane University, a M.S. in Real Estate from DePaul University and a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
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Anne-Marie Vandenberg
IPA Chair Emeritus, President & CEO, RREEF Property Trust and Lead Portfolio Manager
of RREEF Management L.L.C. Alternatives
Director
Christina Fast-Adamson
Managing Director and Co-Head ,
Ares Wealth Management Solutions Group
Managing Director and Co-Head ,
Ares Wealth Management Solutions Group
Ms. Adamson is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Ares Wealth Management Solutions Group. Prior to joining Ares in 2021, she served as Managing Director, Head of Institutional Sales and Investor Relations at Black Creek Capital Markets, where she oversaw fundraising and relationship management for institutional investors, large registered independent advisors, family offices and ultra-high net worth individuals. Previously, Ms. Adamson was a Director within the Hedge Fund Capital Introduction Group at Deutsche Bank, where she advised global hedge funds and asset managers on fundraising initiatives across strategies, and was responsible for covering institutional investors, family offices and funds of funds across the UK, Scandinavia and Switzerland. During her career at Deutsche Bank, Ms. Adamson authored the company’s annual Alternative Investment Survey. Ms. Adamson began her career at Citigroup within their prime finance sales team. Ms. Adamson holds a B.A. from Princeton University in History and an M.B.A. from Oxford University Saïd Business School.
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Christina Fast-Adamson
Managing Director,
Ares Management Corporation
Director
Jeremy Beal
Managing Director,
Head of Alternative Investments,
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Managing Director,
Head of Alternative Investments,
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Jeremy Beal is a Managing Director and Head of Alternative Investments for Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Jeremy joined Morgan Stanley in 2002 as an Associate in the Managed Futures Department and subsequently, held a variety of product development, management, operational and strategy roles within the firm’s Managed Futures and Alternative Investments businesses.
Jeremy earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Pacific University. He also earned a Master of Business Administration from Willamette University, as well as, a Juris Doctor from Willamette’s College of Law. Jeremy holds a Certificate in Dispute Resolution from the law school, as well. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and an active member of the Managed Money Institute (MMI).
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Jeremy Beal
Managing Director,
Head of Alternative Investments,
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Director
Chase Bolding
Chief Investment Officer &
Portfolio Manager,
Invesco Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
Chief Investment Officer &
Portfolio Manager,
Invesco Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
Mr. Bolding has served as INREIT’s Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager since January 2019.
Mr. Bolding has been with Invesco Real Estate since 2010, when he joined to help launch the firm’s opportunistic business coming out of the Great Financial Crisis. Up until 2019, Mr. Bolding sourced and structured value-add and opportunistic investments throughout the US and Europe. His investment capabilities include equity and equity joint ventures, debt and hybrid structures.
Mr. Bolding began his investment career in 2007 and prior to joining Invesco, he worked for Greenfield Partners, a real estate private equity fund headquartered in Connecticut.
Mr. Bolding earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin and is a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA) charterholder.
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Chase Bolding
Chief Investment Officer &
Portfolio Manager,
Invesco Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
Director
Alice Connaughton
Partner,
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Partner,
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Alice Connaughton is a partner in Morrison & Foerster’s REIT and Corporate Finance | Capital Markets practice. Ali’s practice focuses on representing public and private companies, including real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other direct participation programs, in a variety of corporate and securities matters, including, among other things, public and private securities offerings and tender offers. Ali regularly advises boards of directors, audit committees, and management with respect to strategic matters and corporate governance issues. Ali also routinely counsels public company clients with respect to complex regulatory matters, compliance with federal and state securities laws, corporate governance and general corporate matters. She has represented several of the leading sponsors of public, non-listed REITs in connection with more than $20 billion in public offerings.
Ali has been recommended as a leading lawyer in Chambers USA for REITs since 2014. She is a member of the board of directors of the IPA and also serves on both the Policy, Regulatory and Legal Affairs Committee and the Industry Products Committee. Ali’s commitment to the REIT industry allows her to be completely dialed-in to regulatory developments and emerging trends, making her a trusted advisor to clients and a frequent speaker on topics impacting the industry.
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Alice Connaughton
Partner,
Morrison & Foerster LLP
Director
Daniel Cullen
Partner,
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Partner,
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Daniel Cullen has over 20 years of experience in tax planning for structured real estate transactions, related fund formation, and securities law matters. Mr. Cullen is viewed as a leading professional in the taxation of real estate funds, REITs and related structures. Chambers USA recognizes his contributions as REIT counsel. Mr. Cullen serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University School of Law, teaching the Taxation of Structured Real Estate Transactions. In addition, Mr. Cullen has served as a REIT columnist for the Journal of Passthrough Entities and has received industry recognition for his work relating to Section 1031 like-kind exchange matters. Mr. Cullen is a member of the Firm’s North American Tax Practice Group Management Committee and previously served as Chair of the Firm’s Chicago Tax Practice Group.
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Daniel Cullen
Partner,
Baker & McKenzie LLP
Director
Bill Duffy
Vice President,
Alternative Investments,
Fidelity Investments
Vice President,
Alternative Investments,
Fidelity Investments
Bill Duffy joined Fidelity in 2020 as Vice President of Alternative Investments. In this role he is responsible for expanding Fidelity’s alternative investment platform solutions, providing clearing and custody clients with access to alternative investments. Additionally, as a subject matter expert, Bill educates Fidelity clients and prospects about alternative investment solutions available through Fidelity.
Prior to Fidelity, Bill worked in the Asset Management Solutions division of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. At Schwab, he was Managing Director of Relationship Management, leading the team responsible for relationships with over 700 third-party asset managers. Prior to that, he was a Sr. Manager of Marketing and Strategy on Schwab’s alternative investment platform team. In that role, he was responsible for developing the strategy to grow Schwab’s alternative investment solutions available to RIAs, including identifying third-party asset managers for participation on Schwab’s platform. Additionally, he collaborated with industry partners to develop and deliver alternative investment education to thousands of RIAs who custody assets on the Schwab platform.
Earlier in his career, Bill was an Executive Director at Deer Isle Capital, a boutique alternative investment marketing and advisory firm, where he was responsible for marketing alternative investments to RIAs, family offices, and institutional investors. Earlier in his career, he held various roles at T. Rowe Price Group.
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Bill Duffy
Vice President,
Alternative Investments,
Fidelity Investments
Director
Mark Earley
Chief Executive Officer,
Hines Securities, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer,
Hines Securities, Inc.
Mark Earley is Chief Executive Officer of Hines Securities, Inc. He is responsible for managing Hines’ affiliated broker-dealer relationships and working with key Hines distribution relationships. His leadership has been instrumental in the firm’s $7.3 billion capital raise from the independent broker-dealer channel. He also serves on the Capital Markets Committee. Prior to joining Hines in 2003, Mr. Earley was a Regional Sales and Marketing Director for Morgan Stanley, where he supervised sales for the proprietary asset management group and the sales and marketing activities of 65 branch offices. Mr. Earley is a general securities principal and holds a Texas real estate broker’s license.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration
Stephen F. Austin State University
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Mark Earley
Chief Executive Officer,
Hines Securities Inc.
Director
Nancy Fahmy
Head of Investment Solutions Group,
Bank of America
Head of Investment Solutions Group,
Bank of America
Nancy Fahmy is head of Alternative Investments and Specialty Asset Management for the Investment Solutions Group at Bank of America. The Alternative Investments group is responsible for providing advisors and clients with access to a range of platforms and investment solutions including hedge funds, private equity, managed futures and physical precious metals. Specialty Asset Management has extensive experience managing timber, farm and ranch land, oil and gas, mineral interests, real estate and private businesses. In addition to leading Alternative Investments, Nancy led Capital Markets for the Investment Solutions Group from 2017 to 2018.
Prior to her appointment as head of Alternative Investments in 2015, Nancy was responsible for Private Equity and Real Assets Origination and distribution within Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments. Before joining Merrill Lynch Alternative Investments in 2008, Nancy was responsible for the Third Party Derivatives and Structured Investments business in Global Markets & Investment Banking. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in 2006, she was a Director at Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust where she held senior Over The Counter derivatives specialist positions in the Corporate and Investment Bank and Private Wealth Management for over ten years. Nancy holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Delaware. She was selected as a Global Ambassador for Bank of America’s partnership with Vital Voices. The program brings together influential global women leaders from public and private sectors to mentor women from emerging markets engaged in small businesses and social enterprises. Nancy serves on the Limited Partner Advisory Council for Sponsors for Educational Opportunity. Nancy also serves on the board of Bank of America’s Corporate Benefits Committee and is on the bank’s Investing in Women Leadership Council. Nancy was also honored by Mercado Global as a Financing Social Good Honoree. Mercado Global is a Brooklyn-based accessory brand and non-profit that empowers rural Latin American women to become entrepreneurs.Nancy was also elected as a board member to The Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA). The IPA Board of Directors consists of senior executive leaders from all corners of the portfolio diversifying investments industry.
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Nancy Fahmy
Head of Investment
Solutions Group,
Bank of America
Director
Angie Fisher
1st Vice President, Fund Operations, Partner Solutions Group,
CIM Group
1st Vice President, Fund Operations, Partner Solutions Group,
CIM Group
In this role, she oversees the team responsible for designing and developing new fund on-boarding processes and capital markets projects supporting sales, marketing, legal, compliance, accounting and shareholder relations, along with operational transfer agent aspects of retail, institutional and global products.
Prior to joining CIM, Ms. Fisher served in a similar capacity at Cole Capital. Her experience also includes leadership roles at Edward Jones, OppenheimerFunds, Davis Funds, and American Century Investments, where she worked with brokerage clients, transfer agents, operations teams, and project teams implementing new business and process improvement initiatives.
Ms. Fisher earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in organizational management, both from University of Phoenix. She holds FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. In addition, she is certified in Agile methodologies, is a certified Agile product owner and has a CMFC® designation.
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Angie Fisher
1st Vice President, Fund Operations – Partner Solutions Group,
CIM Group
Director
Thayer Gallison
Senior Vice President of Capital Markets,
Head of Product Strategy, Cottonwood Residential
Senior Vice President of Capital Markets,
Head of Product Strategy, Cottonwood Residential
Thayer Gallison currently serves as Senior Vice President, Capital Markets – Head of Product Strategy for Cottonwood Residential. In his role, Thayer is responsible for structuring Cottonwood’s product offerings, communicating all aspects of the Cottonwood product platform to an audience of broker-dealers and registered investment advisors, and represents the company with industry associations. Thayer also focuses on business development strategies, and manages due diligence relationships with broker-dealers, RIAs, and third-party due diligence firms.
Thayer has spent more than 21 years in the financial services industry, beginning his career with an RIA where he managed the manager selection and due diligence process, and also led investment committee meetings where client portfolio allocations were determined. Thayer joined Advisor Group in 2011, where he was Director of Alternative Investments before ultimately leading the investment research and due diligence team. In 2017, Thayer joined Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, where he served as Vice President – Due Diligence Officer, and united the product research and due diligence functions from across Ladenburg’s network of broker-dealers.
Thayer earned his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Emory University. He has earned Series 7, 24, and 66 Securities Licenses and he is a CFA Charterholder.
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Thayer Gallison
Senior Vice President of Capital Markets,
Head of Product Strategy, Cottonwood Residential
Director
James Goedtke
Senior Vice President,
Due Diligence Analyst & Product Manager,
American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc
Senior Vice President,
Due Diligence Analyst & Product Manager,
American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc
James currently serves as the SVP, Due Diligence Analyst & Product Manager of alternative investments at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. He is responsible for reviewing alternative investment offerings and submitting a comprehensive report to the Product Review Committee for their final approval. James is also responsible for being a conduit to help facilitate communication between sponsors, representatives, and APFS departments. In addition, James serves as a member of the Risk Committee and has previously represented the Investment Banking Committee.
James brings over 30 years of industry experience to APFS. He has worked as a supervising principal, financial planner, due diligence consultant and product manager. In November 1989, he began his association with a national broker/dealer, and during his 5-year tenure served as a Personal Financial Planner and Training Manager. In June 1995, he joined an independent broker/dealer, and with his wife, Carla, co-founded Investors Choice Financial Services Inc. where he still maintains the title of CEO. In 2005, he become Product Manager of a national independent broker/dealer and has since specialized in analyzing alternative investments such as BDCs, DSTs, REITs, Closed-end Funds, Leasing, Oil & Gas, QOZFs, as well as, various other Private Placements. James is an active member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA) where he previously presided as Chair of the Due Diligence Committee, is a previous member of the Policy & Government Affairs Committee, BDC Committee, Closed End Fund Committee, Broker-Dealer Advocacy Committee and is a frequent speaker; Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association (ADISA) where he is a frequent speaker; Financial Services Institute (FSI) where he is a past member of the Due Diligence Counsel and a frequent speaker; BlueVault Advisory Board and The National Due Diligence Alliance (TNDDA) where he serves as a council member. As a member of the IMN speaker faculty, James frequently speaks at industry conferences. James received his B.S. from Minnesota State University. He holds the designations of Master Registered Financial Consultant (MRFC) and Certified Senior Advisor (CSA). James also holds FINRA securities licenses 7, 24, 63 and 66.
James enjoys spending time with his wife, Carla, and their purebred Norwegian Forest cats. In his community, he is a member of the Murray County Masonic Lodge 199, Rochester Scottish Rite and the El Riad Shrine. In his free time, James enjoys gardening, bird watching, working in his shop and composing music.
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James Goedtke
Senior Vice President,
Due Diligence Analyst &
Product Manager,
American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc
Director
Jason Goode
Partner,
Alston & Bird LLP
Partner,
Alston & Bird LLP
For more than 20 years, public and private companies have relied on Jason Goode for fund formation, M&A, public securities offerings, and private placements. He focuses his practice on the REIT and real estate fund industry. Jason regularly advises boards of directors on corporate governance issues and also counsels brokerdealers on compliance with applicable FINRA rules. He is active in several industry organizations and is a frequent speaker on securities and corporate governance issues. Jason influences the real estate industry through his leadership with the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA), where he is the co-chair for the Policy and Government Affairs Committee and is the former chair of the Legal and Regulatory Committee. He interviewed Robert Telewicz, a top official at the SEC, during IPAVision 2020. Jason serves as a director of ACG Atlanta, a chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, and as vicechair of M&A South (formerly ACG Capital Connection), the premiere networking event in the South for deal makers. Jason is listed in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the REITs category and The Best Lawyers in America© in the Securities/Capital Markets category. He has also been named “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine.
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Jason Goode
Partner,
Alston & Bird LLP
Director
Brian Hurley
Managing Partner & General Counsel,
Public Securities,
Brookfield
Managing Partner & General Counsel,
Public Securities,
Brookfield
Brian Hurley is a Managing Partner at Brookfield and General Counsel for Brookfield’s Public Securities Group. In this role, he oversees the legal and compliance functions and is also actively involved in the Public Securities Group’s investment funds business, including product and business development.
Prior to joining Brookfield in 2010, Mr. Hurley was an attorney at Paul Hastings LLP and a member of the Investment Management Practice Group, where he focused his practice on representing investment advisers and various investment companies.
Mr. Hurley earned a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the Holy Cross.
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Brian Hurley
Managing Partner &
General Counsel, Public Securities,
Brookfield
Director
Doug Krupa
Managing Director,
Co-Head of Private Wealth Partners,
KKR & Co. Inc.
Managing Director,
Co-Head of Private Wealth Partners,
KKR & Co. Inc.
Doug Krupa joined KKR in 2019 and is a Managing Director in the Client and Partner Group where he co-leads KKR Private Wealth Partners, which focuses on originating and distributing KKR funds to advisors and clients of leading private wealth platforms and registered investment advisors. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Krupa spent eight years at Blackstone as a managing director and global head of product strategy for the private wealth solutions group. Previously, he worked at Legg Mason and Citigroup in product development and sales roles. Mr. Krupa holds a B.S. in Management from the State University of New York at Geneseo and is a CFA Charterholder.
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Doug Krupa
Managing Director,
Co-Head of Private
Wealth Partners,
KKR & Co. Inc.
Director
John McCarthy
Chief Executive Officer,
Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer,
Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
John P. McCarthy, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. and is also a member of the board of directors and the Advisor’s Investment Committee. Mr. McCarthy has also served as a Managing Director of Starwood Capital since July 2015, where he was responsible for managing and expanding relationships with Starwood Capital’s investors around the world. Mr. McCarthy previously served as Global Head of Asset Management for Starwood Capital from March 2009 to May 2012, during which time he also served as a member of Starwood Capital’s Investment Committee.
Prior to rejoining Starwood Capital, Mr. McCarthy served as Senior Portfolio Manager and Deputy Head of Europe for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) from June 2012 to May 2015. During this time, Mr. McCarthy served on ADIA’s Executive and Global Strategy committees. Prior to this, Mr. McCarthy served as Global Co-Head of Asset Management for Lehman Brothers Real Estate Private Equity from June 2005 to February 2009 and was a Partner at O’Connor Capital Partners (“O’Connor”), Co-Head of European Business and Head of European Asset Management. Prior to joining O’Connor, Mr. McCarthy previously worked for 17 years at GE Capital, where he held a variety of positions, including managing the firm’s real estate investing activities across Central Europe and serving as Chief Investment Officer for the Midwest Region in the United States.
Mr. McCarthy received a B.S. degree in finance from the University of Connecticut, and an MBA with a concentration in accounting from Fordham University.
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John McCarthy
Chief Executive Officer of
Starwood Real Estate
Director
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Deann Morgan
Director
Paul Mumma
Vice President – Alternative Investments
Ameriprise Financial
Vice President – Alternative Investments
Ameriprise Financial
As Vice President of Alternative Investments, Paul Mumma leads the team responsible for non-traded REITs, non-traded BDCs, non-traded closed-end funds, hedge funds, private equity, private placements, structured products, and syndicate offerings on the Ameriprise platform.
Prior to his current role, he was Vice President of Product Management and Development for Asset Allocation and Alternative Investments at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. In this role, he oversaw the development of a number of different products including mutual funds, hedge funds, institutional separate account strategies, and ERISA-qualified collective funds. Paul was also Head of Product Management for RiverSource Investments (now part of Columbia Threadneedle Investments).
Paul earned a B.A. in English from Truman State University and an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. He is also a CFA charterholder. Paul has 28 years of financial services experience and has been with Ameriprise for 23 years.
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Paul Mumma
Vice President, Alternative Investments,
Ameriprise Financial
Director
Jerry Pascucci
Managing Director,
UBS
Managing Director,
UBS
Mr. Pascucci is a Managing Director of UBS Financial Services and serves as Head of Global Alternative Investment Solutions for UBS, where he is responsible for research, sourcing, underwriting, structuring, risk management, administration and distribution of all alternative investment products, including hedge funds, commodity pools, as well as private equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure and impact offerings. He is the President and a Director of the Firm’s registered investment advisor entities and its commodity pool operator. His responsibilities include oversight of product origination, manager selection, investment and operational due diligence, portfolio construction, and approval for distribution across regions of all alternative offerings.
Prior to joining UBS in 2010, he served in various capacities at Citigroup Global Market’s Inc. and related entities since 1996. He was a Managing Director of Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC (“CAI”), a division of Citigroup that administered its hedge fund, fund of hedge fund, and commodity pool businesses, and served for several years as Chief Investment Officer of the Hedge Fund Management Group. He was President, Chief Investment Officer, and Director of Ceres Managed Futures LLC, a registered commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor. Mr. Pascucci was also a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, where he served as Chief Investment Officer of Alternative Investments from August 2009 to June 2010. He began his career at Citigroup Global Markets as a Senior Credit Risk Officer, focused primarily on market and counterparty risks associated with hedge fund and commodity pool clients.
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Jerry Pascucci
Managing Director,
UBS
Director
Sheila Rapple
Managing Director and Global Head of Investor Services,
Blackstone
Managing Director and Global Head of Investor Services,
Blackstone
Sheila Rapple is a Managing Director and Global Head of Investor Services in Blackstone’s Private Wealth Solutions Group. In this role, she oversees investor services and devotes many of her efforts towards helping to build out the processes needed to support new products and channels. Prior to leading Investor Services, she was Head of the Internal Sales & Service Desk for the Private Wealth Management Group.
Before joining Blackstone in 2011, Ms. Rapple worked with Legg Mason, Inc., most recently as Director, Separately Managed Account Product Manager in Legg Mason’s retail distribution unit, where she was responsible for SMA product maintenance, product development, platform placement, sales, marketing, operations, and client service. Ms. Rapple began her career with Smith Barney Asset Management working in their sales and marketing team promoting Smith Barney mutual funds and separately managed accounts.
Ms. Rapple received a BS in Marketing & Management from Siena College.
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Sheila Rapple
Managing Director,
Global Head of Investor Services, Blackstone
Director
Justin Schwartz
Executive Director,
DTCC
Justin Schwartz is an Executive Director of Product Management in Wealth Management Services at DTCC where he manages AIP, the Alternative Investment Products platform. Justin has been working on AIP for the past 10 years and has been at DTCC for 17 years where he has held product and relationship management roles to advance processing and automation services for corporate actions, derivatives, insurance, equities and alternative investments.
Justin received a B.A from the University of Virginia and an M.S. in Finance from Northeastern University. He is active on many alternative investment industry groups including the IPA Technology, Innovation and Operations Committee, NICSA Alternative Investment Committee, SIFMA AMG Alternative Investment Operations Forum, DCALTA Implementation & Operations Committee; Justin also chairs the AIP Roundtable.
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Justin Schwartz
Executive Director,
DTCC
Director
Michael Sealy
Chief Capital Markets Office,
Sealy & Company
Chief Capital Markets Office,
Sealy & Company
Michael P. Sealy is Chief Capital Markets Officer for Sealy & Company. He is responsible for growing Sealy’s private equity platform in the U.S. by sourcing, developing, negotiating, and closing new private equity opportunities. Michael is directly responsible for raising capital for the company’s investment vehicles to achieve the company’s investment goals. He has established and maintains industry, business, and capital relationships with strategic partners to generate on-going deal flow.
During his tenure at Sealy, Michael has also served as Vice President of Construction & Development. In this role, he was directly responsible for managing all components of the development and construction process from conception to final closeout. Mr.Sealy was also responsible for tenant and capital improvement activities, site selection, client/partner relations, master land planning, the formation of association documentation, project budgeting, and land dispositions. Michael also expanded, documented, and digitized all construction management policies and procedures, to ensure Sealy’s industry-leading standards are applied consistently and efficiently across the platform.
Mr. Sealy graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics. He is a member of the North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors, Real Estate Counsel, a board member of the Folsom Institute for Real Estate – Southern Methodist University, and is actively pursuing his CCIM designation. He is a member of Sealy’s Investment Committee and the Sealy Strategic EquityPartners Management Committee. In addition to his responsibilities within the firm, Michael manages ventures in a variety of industries such as oil and gas, internet marketing, and residential lot development on behalf of Sealy principals.
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Michael Sealy
Chief Capital Markets Officer,
Sealy & Company
Director
Chris Shaw
Vice President,
SS&C Technologies
Chris Shaw is the Vice President for multiple clients and business areas within SS&C. In this role, Chris leads the strategic relationship and operational support for clients in the retail alternative and direct participation program markets. He is responsible for all aspects of the client relationship including the strategic direction of the servicing model supporting his clients’ various initiatives relative to current industry trends. Chris joined SS&C through the DST Systems, Inc. acquisition. He joined DST in 1993 as a unit manager, working his way up through the organization he has successfully managed the DST SalesConnect product and various client models including: retail, broker distributed, bank, institutional and proprietary fund models.
Chris received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He has served as a member of the NICSA Transfer Agency Committee and Chairman of the IPA Operations Committee. He is a current member of the IPA Operations Committee, the DTCC AIP Client Executive Board and the NICSA Alternative Investments Committee.
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Chris Shaw
Vice President,
SS&C Technologies
Director
Thomas Sittema
Executive Chairman,
Conversus, a StepStone Company
Executive Chairman,
Conversus, a StepStone Company
Mr. Sittema is Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Conversus, a Stepstone Company. Stepstone is a nearly $300B global private market asset management firm. Mr. Sittema has more than three decades of experience in the Private Markets and Finance Industries. He is the Founder of RiverBridge Capital, a Real Estate and Healthcare Principal Investing and Advisory firm. From 2010 – 2017, he served as CEO of CNL Financial Group, a nearly $10B Alternative Management firm. Prior to CNL, Mr. Sittema enjoyed a 27-year career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch / Bank of America serving in a variety of leadership roles including as the US Head of REITS and Lodging Investment Banking.
Mr. Sittema is involved in a wide array of industry, civic and community organizations. He serves as a Director on the Florida Council of 100, a board member on the Truist Financial Central Florida Advisory Board and is the Board Chair of AdventHealth’s Consumer Innovation Advisory Board. Mr. Sittema serves as Board Chair for Florida Citrus Sportsas well as Co-Founder and Board Chair of LIFT Orlando, an organization established to break the cycle of generational concentrated poverty in a community in Central Florida. He served as the 2016 Chairman for the Investment Program Association (IPA.) He is the former Board Chair of the Orlando Economic Development Commission (EDC) now known as the Orlando Economic Partnership (OEP) and chaired the transition team to merge the Orlando EconomicDevelopment Commission with the Central Florida Partnership to form the OEP. He also served as the 2013 CampaignChairperson for Heart of Florida United Way.
Mr. Sittema received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Dordt College, and a Master of BusinessAdministration from Indiana University. Mr. Sittema has been recognized with numerous awards including the Central Florida Social Entrepreneur of the Year, Junior Achievement’s Spirit of Achievement Award and the American Diabetes Association Father of the Year. He has been featured in FloridaTrend, I-4 Business and Board Member Magazine.
Mr. Sittema and his wife Jayne reside in Winter Park, Florida, and have three married children and ten grandchildren.
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Thomas Sittema
Executive Chairman,
Conversus, a StepStone Company
Director
Steve Snyder
Senior Vice President,
Investment Product Management
As Senior Vice President, Investment Product Management, Steven (Steve) Snyder oversees the complex product investment management teams responsible for capital markets securities, annuities, insurance and alternative investments.
Before moving into his current role, Steve was Vice President, Product & Platforms Strategy, where he worked closely with research and platform management teams for LPL’s advisory investment platforms. Steve also previously led the equity manager due diligence team at LPL and was the head of due diligence and platform management for Fortigent, a provider of high-net worth solutions and consulting services that LPL Financial acquired in 2012. Prior to Fortigent, Steve was senior investment analyst at Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel, where he was responsible for selecting money managers for the firm’s investment and mutual fund platform.
Steve received a BA in Economics and a BS in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego. He is FINRA Series 7 and 24 registered.
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Steve Snyder
Senior Vice President,
Investment Product Management,
LPL Financial
Director
Brad Sussman
Vice President, Product Development and Research Alternative Investments, Global Wealth Solutions at Raymond James
Brad Sussman leads new product development and manager research for the Alternative Investment Group at Raymond James. Prior to joining Raymond James, Mr. Sussman led new product development and strategy for Cowen Investment Management, a strategic investor in alternative investment managers. Before Cowen, Mr. Sussman was a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch, where he was a voting member of the Alternative Investments Investment Committee, co-headed hedge fund due diligence and led non-traditional mutual fund due diligence. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Sussman was a Portfolio Manager at Ivy Asset Management for over a decade and was responsible for managing $3.5 billion across 18 hedge fund of funds portfolios. At Ivy, he also served as a member of the Investment Risk Management Committee and Product Development Team.
Before Ivy, Mr. Sussman worked as Vice President of Research for Bear Hunter Specialists. He began his career as a Financial Advisor Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., where he serviced accounts for high net worth individuals, families, foundations, trusts and pension funds. He received a BA in Political Science from Yale, and is a CFA and CAIA Charter Holder.
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Brad Sussman
Vice President, Product Development and Research
Alternative Investments, Global Wealth Solutions at Raymond James
Director
Dallas Whitaker
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder,
Carter Exchange
Is the chief executive officer and a co-founder of Carter Exchange, a national real estate investment and management company that sponsors institutional-quality real estate exchange programs that are intended to qualify for tax deferral under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Mr. Whitaker is responsible for strategic day to day leadership of the company and establishing long range goals, strategies, plans and policies.. He is also a co-founder and shareholder of Carter Multifamily. Mr. Whitaker has a 37-year career in commercial real estate participating in over $8 billion of acquisitions, development, leasing and capital raising activities. His expertise comprises a range of investment advisory experience, risk capital management, investment fund formations, and commercial property services.
From January 2015 to November 2018, Mr. Whitaker served in various capacities as a senior executive with Carter Validus, a Tampa, Florida-based sponsor of public and private real estate investment programs with assets under management, at its peak, totaling over $4 billion in the data center and healthcare sectors. In his roles at Carter Validus, which included Chief Portfolio Manager, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of CV Data Center Growth & Income Fund, Mr. Whitaker’s responsibilities included overseeing acquisitions, portfolio leasing, new fund formations and supporting fundraising efforts for its $3 billion capital raise.
In 2017, he co-founded Carter Multifamily, a sponsor of multifamily investment programs headquartered in Tampa, Florida. In 2007, he founded Greystone Equity LLC., a commercial real estate investment and advisory firm with investments in the office, industrial, data center and multifamily sectors. Previously, from 2000 to 2007, he served as a Senior Vice President with Colonial Properties Trust, a publicly traded, mixed-use focused REIT where he was a key member of an executive management team that built a 20 million square foot office and mixed-use property portfolio through development, mergers and individual acquisitions. Prior to Colonial, Mr. Whitaker spent the first half of his career focused on leasing, development, brokerage and property management working with regional and national real estate investment and development firms JMB Realty Corporation, Carter & Associates and Daniel Corporation.
Additionally, Mr. Whitaker currently serves on the board of directors of ADISA and has been very active in various industry associations including serving on the board of directors and as chapter president of NAIOP, CCIM and the Real Estate Investment Council of Tampa Bay. He is a licensed real estate broker in Florida and Alabama, holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation and obtained a bachelor’s degree from Furman University.
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Dallas Whitaker
Chief Executive Officer,
Carter Exchange
Director
Patrick Willis
Managing Director and Head of Private Wealth Strategic Partnerships, Blue Owl
Is a Managing Director of Blue Owl and Head of Private Wealth Strategic Partnerships for Blue Owl Securities. Mr. Willis joined Owl Rock in 2016 and leads the group responsible for managing the firm’s strategic distribution partnerships and platforms across Blue Owl’s private wealth business. Prior to joining Blue Owl, Mr. Willis served in various fund management and distribution roles at CNL Financial Group across multiple product verticals.
Prior to joining CNL, Mr. Willis was Director of Finance for Core Realty, Inc. Mr. Willis received a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania, Magna Cum Laude, with Distinction in Philosophy, and a Certificate in Finance and Accounting from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Willis maintains Series 7, Series 24 and Series 63 registrations.
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