CAPITAL SECURITY ADVISORS - Key Persons


Conrad Chew

Conrad Chew is responsible for acquisitions, asset management and investor relations. Prior to joining CSA, Mr. Chew held investment, asset management and advisory roles at Brightstone Capital Partners, DRA Advisors, and Ernst & Young. Mr. Chew received his M.S. in Real Estate Finance from the Schack Institute of Real Estate at New York University and a B.S. in Economics from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.

David Carnevale

David Carnevale joined CSA, after serving as interim Operations Manager at an international travel company. Mr. Carnevale founded a wine import and distribution company in 2007, which he operated for 3 years. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Carnevale served as office manager of a startup medical device company, which was sold to a publicly held company in 2006. Mr. Carnevale holds a BS Magna Cum Laude from the University of Massachusetts Lowell in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance, and is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma honors society. Mr. Carnevale is a CFA charterholder and a member of CFA Society Boston, Inc.

DENNIS R. IRVIN

Job Titles:
  • Principal
  • Founder of the Real Estate Group
  • Senior Commercial Real Estate Executive
Dennis Irvin is a Principal of Capital Security Advisors and founder of the Real Estate Group. Mr. Irvin is a senior commercial real estate executive with over 30 years of leadership and transaction experience in investment management, investment banking and advisory services. Mr. Irvin has a strong track record in principal investments including lending, structured finance, direct equity and managing co-mingled funds across all major asset classes and in all major global markets. Prior to joining CSA, Mr. Irvin was the President and CEO of Rockefeller Group Investment Management Corporation from 2007 to 2015 where he founded and built a global real estate investment business. Previous experience includes leadership and advisory roles with CIT Group, Cushman & Wakefield, J.P Morgan Securities and LaSalle Partners. Mr. Irvin received a B.A. in Public Policy and Economics from the University of Chicago.

JEFFREY C. HYMAN

Jeff Hyman spent 20 years (1994-2014) on Wall Street in Investment Banking and Financial Advisory. During that time, Mr. Hyman served in several managerial positions, including Global Co-Head Project and Infrastructure Finance Group at Guggenheim Partners, Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Chase and Co., and Managing Director at UBS. Since 2014, Mr. Hyman has focused on certain personal investments, projects, and business initiatives, some through his company Hyman Hemisphere LLC. Mr. Hyman has been trained as both a Financial Analyst and an Attorney. Mr. Hyman received a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School and a B.A. in Finance from the University of St. Thomas.

MICHAEL SMITH

Mike Smith is a senior, finance professional with more than 20 years of diverse finance and accounting experience. Mr. Smith was previously the CFO of a $1B financial services division within Société Générale. Mr. Smith also spent time at CIT Group as the CFO of the Commercial Real Estate group and was the Director of Business Planning at Siemens Financial Services. Mr. Smith has his M.B.A. in Finance from Saint Peter's University and a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Scranton.