ARTIS CAPITAL - Key Persons
Brian Gill is a co-founding Partner of Artis Capital. Prior to the formation of Artis Capital, Mr. Gill was a co-founding Managing Director of Kalorama Realty Capital, a predecessor company to Artis Capital. Before forming Kalorama, Mr. Gill was an Associate Director at Cushman & Wakefield, where his transaction volume exceeded $500 million. Prior to Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Gill acquired and financed over $150 million in multifamily properties at Bonaventure Realty Group, where he rose from Analyst to Vice President. He serves as Adjunct Professor of Finance and Real Estate at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and has also taught MBAs at George Washington University. Mr. Gill holds Masters degrees in business and economics from Northwestern University and the London School of Economics and a BA from the University of South Florida.
Corey Chisnell joined Artis Capital in 2016. With over 20 years in the real estate and investment banking industries, Mr. Chisnell has completed transactions totaling over $30 billion in aggregate, spanning M&A, recapitalizations, equity private placements and offerings of public equity, preferred stock, public debt and bank debt. Prior to joining Artis Capital, Mr. Chisnell was engaged as a consultant with PRP, LLC and Ridge Property Trust, raising institutional private equity. From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Chisnell was a Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group of BMO Capital Markets, where he led transaction coverage of public REITs and private real estate companies. From 2005 to 2008, Mr. Chisnell was a Principal in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, where he was responsible for transaction execution of public offerings of equity and debt, M&A, and private placements. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Chisnell was responsible for business origination and transaction execution as a Senior Vice President for Moag & Company, a boutique investment banking firm focused on the sports and media industries. Mr. Chisnell received an MBA from the University of Chicago and BBA from the University of Wisconsin.
John White assists Artis Capital, supporting the marketing of the upcoming Artis Invest platform offerings. Mr. White started his high-tech career with NCR as an account executive selling mainframe computers. In 1975 he joined Silicon Valley-based firm Zilog, a leader in the emerging microprocess market, as an Area Sales Manager. In 1980 Mr. White founded Destek, one of the first companies to develop Local Area Network (LAN) software and hardware technologies. As Chief Operating Officer for Chancellor Computer, which pioneered the use an IBM personal computer as an electronic CAD/CAE workstation, he guided the company through an IPO. Later, Mr. White founded Electronic Design Information Systems (EDIS), a developer of digital libraries for electrical engineers ultimately acquired by Ziff-Davis. Over the course of his career, Mr. White has worked in variety of start-up and emerging high-tech firms engaged in a variety of technologies including artificial intelligence, video compression, free space optics, and Web-based AI diagnostic systems. For the past twelve years he has maintained a business development practice helping companies design and refine their financing and marketing strategies. Mr. White majored in Aviation Technology and minored in Business at Western Michigan University.
Matt Jensen brings to Artis Capital nearly fifteen years of experience advising institutional and high net worth investors. Prior to his involvement with Artis Capital, Mr. Jensen originated over $1 billion in debt and equity financings as a senior capital markets professional at Cohen Financial and SIG Equity Partners. Mr. Jensen co-founded SIG Equity Partners, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate investment and advisory firm. There, he was instrumental in developing strategic partnerships as well as securing equity commitments for acquisitions ranging from $50-200 million from a variety of capital partners including private equity funds, family offices and high net worth investors. Mr. Jensen graduated with honors from the University of San Diego.
Sam Glass is a co-founding Partner of Artis Capital. Prior to the formation of Artis Capital, Mr. Glass was a co-founding Managing Director of Kalorama Realty Capital, a predecessor company to Artis Capital. Previously, Mr. Glass was an early employee at FCP, a national real estate investment company which has invested in and financed more than $6 billion in assets. At FCP, Mr. Glass worked directly for the founding Managing Partners, with responsibilities including financial projections, asset management, investor relations, acquisitions and capital events (dispositions and re-financings). Before joining FCP, Mr. Glass was an Investment Analyst with The World Bank's Pension Investments Department, where he focused on limited partnership investments and co-investments with sponsors of private equity and real estate investment funds. Mr. Glass' prior experience also includes two stints at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in investment banking and real estate principal investing, respectively. Mr. Glass received an MBA from Columbia Business School and BA from Yale University.
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- Group CEO and Principal for Treasure Capital
Stanley Chin is Group CEO and Principal for Treasure Capital Asia, a real estate private equity firm based in Hong Kong. Before establishing Treasure Capital Asia, Mr. Chin oversaw the Greater China region for real estate investment management and development company Portman Holdings from 2011 to 2014. Prior to joining Portman, Mr. Chin served as Director and Lead Fund Manager of Pan Asian Real Estate Funds at Henderson Global Investors, where he was involved in the successful launch of China Designer Outlet Mall Fund. Mr. Chin earned a Bsc and Msc in Economics from the London School of Economics and holds Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA") and Chartered Accountant ("ACA") designations.