STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP - Key Persons
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- Principal Glasgow Blythswood Square )
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- Managing Director and Head of European Debt Asset Management
Adam Lawrence is a Managing Director and Head of European Debt Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for the management of all lending transactions post execution across Europe. In his extensive corporate and structured finance career; he has worked for both buy-side and sell-side institutions with experience across origination, credit risk, portfolio and asset management, as well as workout and restructuring.
Mr. Lawrence previously served as Head of Asset Management, Private Credit at UK Institutional Investor Legal & General Group Plc - responsible for an £18B fixed income debt portfolio across the UK, Europe and the U.S, within their Investment Management division. Prior to that he held roles at Canada Life Asset Management, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Lloyds Bank and Allied Irish Bank.
Mr. Lawrence received a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy and Finance from the University of Hertfordshire, and is a Chartered Accountant with ACMA / CGMA status.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Head of U.S. Commercial Asset Management
Andrea Pierce is a Managing Director and Head of U.S. Commercial Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. She is responsible for the strategic direction of the Firm's commercial portfolios; the implementation of key initiatives and best practices in these sectors; and she oversees all operational, leasing, disposition, and repositioning activities within the portfolios.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital Group in 2018, Ms. Pierce held acquisitions and asset management leadership positions with J.P. Morgan, The Mills Corporation, and JMB Realty Corporation. She was also a member of the board of directors for Carr Properties.
Ms. Pierce received a B.S. degree from the University of Southern California. She is a CFA Charter Holder and a Certified Public Accountant. She is also the Chairman of Urban Land Institute's Commercial & Retail Development Council.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Asset Management
- Managing Director, Asset Management
Andres Panza is a Managing Director in Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Panza is primarily responsible for oversight of the Firm's investments in the affordable housing, East Coast office and industrial, medical office building, net lease, and student housing sectors. He is also involved in the origination, underwriting, structuring and execution of investments in affordable housing.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2016, Mr. Panza was an Associate in The Carlyle Group's U.S. real estate fund. Before that, he worked as an Analyst at Strategic Investment Group.
Mr. Panza received a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania, an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and an MA in International Studies from The Lauder Institute of the University of Pennsylvania. He has held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation since 2011.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Capital Markets
- Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, International
Andrew Coop is a Senior Vice President in Capital Markets, International at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Coop is responsible for the structuring and execution of financing for the firm's equity and debt investments in Europe and Asia, managing the firm's foreign exchange hedging policy globally and implementing interest rate hedging for the European and Asian investment portfolio.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Coop spent three years in the real estate finance team at M&G Investments where he focused on the origination and execution of senior and mezzanine real estate loans across Europe.
Mr. Coop received a BSc (Hons) degree in Astrophysics from the University of Edinburgh and is a CFA charterholder.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Asset Management
- Senior Vice President, Hotel Asset Management
Anjali Agarwal is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, she is responsible for maximizing value of a portfolio of hotels and resorts across the United States. In her 20-year hospitality real estate career, she has led several successful repositionings, turnarounds and dispositions overseeing all aspects of the investment.
Previously, Mrs. Agarwal served as the Chief Operating Officer of Autocamp where she was responsible for building and scaling the company through a period of rapid growth. During a 12-year tenure as Principal and EVP at Chartres Lodging, she participated in $2.8 billion of transaction activity, the planning and execution of $1.0 billion in renovations, and oversaw the company's $2.2 billion portfolio of assets. In recognition of her successful track record in deal-making and turnarounds, she was awarded the top "40 Under 40" by M&A Advisor in 2013.
Mrs. Agarwal received a Master's degree from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. She served on the Board of Directors of the Hotel Asset Managers Association, and regularly participates in speaking engagements including ULI, The Lodging Conference and Hotel Business.
Job Titles:
- CEO of InTown Suites
- CEO, InTown Suites and Uptown Suites
Ash Kapur is the CEO of InTown Suites, a large investment in one of Starwood Capital's global opportunity funds, and is responsible for the company's overall strategy, growth and operations. InTown Suites is amongst the largest owner & operator of extended stay suites in the U.S. with over 185 properties and over 1,500 employees.
Previously, Mr. Kapur joined Starwood Capital in 2011 and has served in various roles within the firm including as a Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer of Hospitality in the Hotel Asset Management Group. In this role, Mr. Kapur managed a portfolio of Starwood's full service hotels with the objective of maximizing asset value including execution of capital projects, renovations and hotel repositioning. As Chief Revenue Officer, he was responsible for increasing revenues for Starwood's hotel assets in the United States and Europe, with a focus on hotel revenue management, sales, marketing, technology and e-commerce. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer for SH Hotels & Resorts, an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2011, Mr. Kapur served as Senior Director of Global Strategic Accounts & Gaming at Expedia.
Mr. Kapur graduated from the Institute of Hotel Management, Aurangabad in India. He also received a Master's in Marketing from Bristol Business School in the United Kingdom.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets for the Americas
Austin Nowlin is a Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets for the Americas at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for all debt capital market activities for the Firm's investments in the Americas, including, the origination, structuring, and execution of asset-level and fund/corporate-level financing activity. Since joining the Firm in 2011, Mr. Nowlin has completed financings across all asset and product types, including revolving credit facilities, domestic and foreign balance sheet loans, construction financing, fixed and floating rate commercial mortgage-backed securities, preferred and mezzanine financing. He is a member of the Investment Committee at Starwood Capital and a member of the Investment Committee at Starwood Property Trust.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Nowlin worked at Wells Fargo and its predecessor, Wachovia Securities, in leveraged finance. He began his career at Raymond James, where he focused on making equity investments in multifamily assets.
Mr. Nowlin received a B.A. degree in economics from Florida State University.
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Chairman
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
Barry Sternlicht is Chairman & CEO of Starwood Capital Group, the private alternative investment firm he formed in 1991 that is focused on global real estate. Mr. Sternlicht also serves as Chairman & CEO of Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), a leading diversified finance company.
For the past 32 years, Mr. Sternlicht has structured investments with an asset value of $240B+. Starwood Capital's investment vehicles have invested in approximately 290,000 residential units, 4,000 hotels, 103M SF of office properties, 75M SF of industrial, 56M SF of retail and 70,000 lots of land in residential subdivisions. The Firm currently manages approximately $115B of assets on behalf of its high net worth and institutional partners. Starwood Capital, its affiliates and externally managed public companies encompass over 5,000 employees. The Firm maintains offices in Arlington, Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Greenwich, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., and affiliated offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Sydney and Tokyo.
From 1995 through early 2005, Mr. Sternlicht was Chairman and CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, a company he founded in 1995. During his tenure, he built Starwood Hotels into one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world, employing more than 120,000 people with 895 properties in 100 countries. Mr. Sternlicht created W Hotels, perhaps the world's most successful "boutique" brand, and built the St. Regis Hotels brand from a single hotel to a global brand.
In 2008, Mr. Sternlicht founded SH Group, his new hotel management company. SH Group is the owner and manager of Baccarat Hotels & Resorts and 1 Hotels brands.
In 2016, Mr. Sternlicht was the recipient of PERE's inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2015, he was named the Global Industry Figure of the Year by PERE, received the Cornell Icon of the Industry Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Hotel Investment Forum. In 2013, Mr. Sternlicht was named the Most Important Person in Commercial Real Estate Finance by The Mortgage Observer. In 2010, Mr. Sternlicht was named Executive of the Year and Investor of the Year by Commercial Property Executive. Mr. Sternlicht was also named America's Best Lodging CEO by Institutional Investor Magazine. He is a member of the Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame. He has received the Preston Robert Tisch Distinguished Industry Leadership Award from New York University, the CEO Diversity Award from Diversity Best Practices/Business Women's Network, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of Travel Marketing Executives, the Hospitality Heritage Award from the American Hotel and Lodging Association, and the Marketer of the Year Award from Brandweek. Mr. Sternlicht's humanitarian efforts have garnered prestigious national honors such as JDRF's Man of the Year, JDRF's Living and Giving Award and JDRF's Chairman's Award.
Mr. Sternlicht serves on the Board of Directors of The Estée Lauder Companies and the Real Estate Roundtable. Additionally, he formerly served as Chairman of the Board and is currently a Board member of The Robin Hood Foundation, and also serves on the Boards of the Dreamland Film & Performing Arts Center, and the Executive Advisory Board of Americans for the Arts. He is a member of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation Trustee Council, the World Presidents Organization and the Urban Land Institute.
Barry Sternlicht received his B.A., magna cum laude, with honors from Brown University. He later earned an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Asset Management
- Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Ben Rosenbaum is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Rosenbaum is primarily responsible for managing the Firm's $2B+ Limited-Service Private Hospitality REIT. He leads strategic direction of the REIT which includes, executing value-add initiatives, improving property operations, capital investment, and all disposition activities. Mr. Rosenbaum also works closely with the technology team to help implement proptech solutions across the portfolio and asset management group. He began his career at Starwood Capital Group as an Associate on the Portfolio Management team focusing on one of the Firm's opportunity funds.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2013, Mr. Rosenbaum was an Analyst in the Transaction Real Estate Group at Ernst & Young in New York City.
Mr. Rosenbaum received a BBA in Finance from The Goizueta Business School at Emory University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President of Technology
Betsy Reed is a Senior Vice President of technology at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, she is responsible for the strategy, planning, delivery and ongoing development of our core business applications. Ms. Reed is also leading the firm's enterprise-wide data initiative SCG360, focused on transforming Starwood's data infrastructure and building one unified data platform.
Prior to joining Starwood, Ms. Reed worked at Brookfield Properties as the Vice President of Business Technology. Before that, she worked as a consultant in the real estate technology space for over a decade, advising global real estate companies, helping to build their technology strategies and improve their operational efficiency. She also helped build a startup.
Ms. Reed received a Master's degree from Dallas Baptist University and studied Computer Information Systems.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Asset Management
- Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Brian Soss is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group focused on multifamily investments. Mr. Soss is primarily responsible for the financial performance of multiple multifamily investment portfolios and US regions, where he leads activities including value-add strategy and execution, capital investment, and disposition. He also plays an integral role in activities related to Short-Term Rentals and PropTech solutions in multifamily properties.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital Group in 2016, Mr. Soss served as Associate Director at MetLife Investment Management leading asset management and development activities in multifamily, office and retail properties in the Southeastern US.
Mr. Soss received his MBA from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business and his BA in Economics from the University of Vermont. He is a committee member of the National Multi Housing Council.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Deputy CFO of Funds
Chris Lowthert is a Managing Director and Deputy CFO of Funds at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for all fund level financial accounting and reporting.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2016, Mr. Lowthert held various senior financial roles with GE Capital Real Estate including CFO of Global Investment Management, Controller of North America and CFO of US Equity. Before that, Mr. Lowthert was a Director of Corporate Audit at MassMutual Financial Group. Mr. Lowthert began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was an audit manager in the firm's New York financial services office, focusing on public and private real estate clients.
Mr. Lowthert received a B.S. degree in accounting from Saint Michael's College, where he graduated cum laude. He also has a CPA designation.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in the European Hotel Asset Management Team
- Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Chris Penny is a Senior Vice President in the European Hotel Asset Management team at Starwood Capital Group. He is based in Starwood Capital's London office where he asset manages a number of the firm's European hotel investments. In this role Mr. Penny leads the redevelopment, operational turn-around, rebranding, refinancing and disposition of a wide range of hotel real estate.
Prior to joining Starwood in 2015, Mr. Penny worked at Deloitte in the real estate audit department.
Mr. Penny received a BA in Industrial Economics from the University of Nottingham and he is a member of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association European Chapter and currently serves as its Treasurer.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Investment Strategy
Christopher Graham is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Global Investment Strategy at Starwood Capital Group, where he focuses on our various investment strategies globally, and advises and mentors our investment teams around the world. He is also a member of the Firm's Executive, Investment and Disposition Committees.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2002, Mr. Graham worked at CB Richard Ellis in Washington, D.C., where he was Director of the financial consulting group for the Eastern Region of the U.S. Mr. Graham was previously Associate Director, Eastern Region, of CB Richard Ellis' investment properties group.
Mr. Graham received a BBA degree in finance from James Madison University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Job Titles:
- Management Company Controller
Chuck Boulier is Management Company Controller, for the Management Company of Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Boulier is responsible for the preparation of corporate budgets and forecasts, as well as the management of corporate accounting, reporting, and financial operations. He also serves as the Finance Director of Starwood's broker dealer.
Prior to Starwood, Mr. Boulier served as Auditor at KPMG, Senior Corporate Accountant at Tudor Investments, Corporate Accounting Manager at SAC Capital, and Senior Manager of International Finance at the National Basketball Association.
Mr. Boulier received a BA in Economics from the College of the Holy Cross, and he is a Certified Public Accountant.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Global Head of Hotel Asset Management
Cody Bradshaw is a Managing Director and Global Head of Hotel Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he oversees the Firm's hospitality investments across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Previously, Mr. Bradshaw led the firm's hospitality acquisition activities across Europe and Asia Pacific in addition to overseeing the asset management function. He is a member of Starwood's Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2011, Mr. Bradshaw served as VP of Acquisitions at Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB). Before that, he was the first employee of the Chartres Lodging Group, where he played an integral role in growing the firm over a seven-year period. Mr. Bradshaw began his career at Hyatt Development Corp.
Mr. Bradshaw co-created the Certified Hotel Asset Manager professional designation program, which launched in 2012, and is the Co-Founder and past-President of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association of Europe.
He is also a member of the International Hotel Investment Council and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA).
Mr. Bradshaw received a B.S. degree from Cornell University.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Asset Management
- Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Dan Schwaegler is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Schwaegler manages the Firm's US residential land portfolio as well as well as the west coast development portfolio.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2003, Mr. Schwaegler worked in the development area at Avalon Bay. Before that, he served as the South American Regional Manager in the mining practice for global engineering consultancy Montgomery Watson.
Mr. Schwaegler holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in civil engineering from the University of Washington, and a B.S. in civil engineering and a B.A., both from the University of Notre Dame.
Job Titles:
- Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
- Director, Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
Daniel Choi is a Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for raising capital in Asia on behalf of the Firm's private investment funds and co-investments.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2021, Mr. Choi was a Partner at The Townsend Group. He spent eight years at Townsend's private equity real estate group, where he was responsible for discretionary portfolio management, investment underwriting, due diligence, and business development in the Asia Pacific region. Before that, he was an equity sales associate at CLSA. He began his career in a finance division at Hyundai Corporation as a junior analyst.
Mr. Choi received a B.A. degree in economics and theology from Yonsei University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Technology Officer
- Managing Director
Daniel Jackson is a Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he directs Starwood Capital's technology strategy, and has global responsibility for all IT initiatives and platforms for the Firm and its affiliates.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2012, Mr. Jackson served as SVP of Technology Services for Highbridge Capital Management, JP Morgan's alternative investment manager. Before that, he led the engineering, market data and trading floor technologies teams at SAC Capital Advisors. Mr. Jackson began his career in technology while serving as a tactical electronic warfare analyst/cryptanalyst and Korean linguist within the Military Intelligence branch of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Jackson received a B.A. degree in economics from the University of Connecticut where he is currently pursuing an M.S. in data analytics.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Co - Head of Europe
David Matheson is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe, at Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Matheson is responsible for the Firm's real estate investments and real estate asset management across Europe. He is a member of Starwood's Investment Committee.
Previously, Mr. Matheson was an Executive Vice President at Oxford Properties Group, where he was a member of their Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Mr. Matheson spent eight years at Oxford, leading investment and development activity across Europe and Asia Pacific. In this time he completed transactions totaling over $20 billion and was responsible for leading the firm into new markets and sectors in Europe and Asia, such as built-to-rent residential and logistics. David also sits on the Board of ESR, the leading Asia-focused logistics real estate platform.
Prior to his time at Oxford, David spent over a decade in European investment banking, most recently at Goldman Sachs, completing over $10 billion in transactions across M&A, equity and debt capital markets.
Mr. Matheson received a B.A. degree in Modern Languages (Honours) from Oxford University.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
- Managing Director, Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
David Muren is a Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing project management.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2017, Mr. Muren spent six years as a Director on Angelo, Gordon & Co.'s Investor Relations team. Before that, he held various positions in the real estate groups at Lehman Brothers and then Barclays Capital, including working on CMBS securitizations and debt syndications.
Mr. Muren received a B.S. degree in operations research and industrial engineering from Cornell University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Accounting Officer
- Senior Vice President
David Staub is a Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for financial reporting, compliance, and partner administration. Mr. Staub previously served as the Company's Management Company Controller.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2011, Mr. Staub worked at a regional public accounting firm in Boston that specialized in servicing the compliance needs for privately held real estate companies.
David received an MS/MBA in Accounting from Northeastern University and has been a registered CPA since 2011.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, International
Duncan MacPherson is a Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets, International for Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. MacPherson is responsible for all debt capital markets activities for Starwood Capital in Europe, including financing, foreign exchange and interest rate hedging for the Firm's European investments. He is a member of Starwood's Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2012, Mr. MacPherson spent six years at Citigroup, where he served as a Director on the commercial real estate finance team in London. Before that, he held a number of roles at Barclays Capital, including trading bond options on the exotic interest rate derivatives desk, and developing real-timing pricing and risk systems for the firm's electronic trading platform.
Mr. MacPherson received a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Edinburgh and an M.S. in information technology systems from the University of Strathclyde.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Senior Managing Director and Co - General Counsel
Ellis Rinaldi is a Senior Managing Director and Co-General Counsel at Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Rinaldi has represented Starwood Capital's legal interests since 1991, and is actively involved in all the legal aspects of the Firm's business, including acquisitions, financing, asset management and strategic planning. Mr. Rinaldi became an officer of Starwood Capital in 1999 and is a member of Starwood's Executive Committee.
Mr. Rinaldi was an associate at the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts and then Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, prior to forming Rinaldi, Finkelstein & Franklin, L.L.C., Starwood Capital's lead outside counsel. Mr. Rinaldi is the managing member of RFF.
Mr. Rinaldi received his J.D. from George Washington University, where he was a member of the GW Law Review, and his BBA degree, summa cum laude, in accounting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Honors Program.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Co - Head of U.S. Acquisitions
Ethan Bing is a Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Acquisitions at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Bing oversees the Firm's investment activity including corporate acquisitions and direct real estate investments in North America. He has been responsible for investments across multiple sectors, corporate acquisitions, investments in public securities, and purchases of distressed loan pools. He is also a member of the Firm's Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2010, Mr. Bing was a Vice President at Embarcadero Capital Partners and an Associate in the real estate group at Stanford Management Company.
Mr. Bing received a B.A. in economics from Princeton University and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and Head of International Debt Asset Management
Irene Ryan is a Managing Director and Head of International Debt Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. Since joining Starwood Capital in 2013, Ms. Ryan has managed the portfolio of loans held across multi-asset classes and international jurisdictions originated by Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD) and Starwood European Finance Real Estate Finance (SWEF: LN).
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Ms. Ryan worked in a real estate focused bank in London, holding a variety of lending roles from origination to loan restructuring and recovery. Before that, she gained her chartered accountancy qualification (ACA) while working at KPMG in Ireland.
Ms. Ryan received a bachelor of business studies from Trinity College Dublin and is a fellow of the Institute of the Chartered Accountants of Ireland (FCA).
James Allen - CFO, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Managing Director
- Managing Director and Fund Chief Financial Officer
James Allen is a Managing Director and Fund Chief Financial Officer at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for all fund financial operations and reporting for the Firm.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2010, Mr. Allen was the Director and CFO of the DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners Group. In this role, he was responsible for all finance, accounting, investor reporting, tax, treasury and compliance activities for the firm's funds. Before that, Mr. Allen was the Director and Controller for UBS Real Estate Asset Management Group. Mr. Allen began his career at Ernst & Young, where he was an audit manager in the firm's New York financial services office, with a specialization in real estate.
Mr. Allen received a B.S. degree in business from Fordham University. He is a CPA, and a member of the American Institute of CPAs and New York State Society of CPAs.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
- Managing Director, Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
James Broder is a Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group, where he is responsible for targeted regions and investors.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2012, Mr. Broder spent 15 years as a Senior Managing Director in Fixed Income at Bear Stearns, with a focus on institutional rate sales. After Bear Stearns' takeover in 2008, he moved to Deutsche Bank, where he served as a Managing Director in Fixed Income, in middle market sales. He subsequently served as a Managing Director at Pierpont Securities. He formerly sat on the Board of Directors for Autism Speaks for almost 10 years.
Mr. Broder received a B.A. degree from George Washington University's International Business School.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- President
Jeffrey F. DiModica, CFA, has been the Company's President since 2014 and served as an external director of the Company from its inception in 2009 to July 2014. In his current role he leads and serves as a member of the investment committee of each of the Company's business lines including Large Loan Lending, Residential Lending, Infrastructure Lending, Property Investing and Investing & Serving which have a collective $28 billion of assets under management.
From 1993 to 2014, Mr. DiModica served in various investment banking roles at Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Merrill Lynch. Mr. DiModica began his career in the Merchant and Investment Banking Group of the Commercial Real Estate Department at Chemical Bank from 1989 to 1991.
Mr. DiModica received a B.S./B.A. degree with distinction and a concentration in Finance from Boston University in 1989, an M.B.A. degree from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College in 1993, and received his Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1995. Mr. DiModica is a member of YPO (Young Presidents Organization) and serves on the Miami Advisory Board of the Posse Foundation, an organization that identifies, recruits and trains individuals with extraordinary leadership potential who are awarded full-tuition scholarships. Mr. DiModica was also the founding president of www.Mitoaction.org, a support, education and advocacy group for families affected by Mitochondrial Disease.
Mr. DiModica is honored to be ranked in Commercial Observer's "The 50 Most Important Figures of Commercial Real Estate Finance" list for the last 8 years, ranking in the top 10 the past 5 years.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- President
Jeffrey Dishner is President and Chief Operating Officer of Starwood Capital Group. In this capacity, he works in conjunction with the Firm's Chief Executive Officer in the day to day management and operations of the business with a particular focus on strategy. In addition, he is responsible for overseeing all international debt and equity investing, capital markets, portfolio management, and investor relations. Mr. Dishner is a member of the Firm's Executive and Investment Committees, and also serves on the Investment Committee and board of trustees of Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), an affiliate of Starwood Capital that is one of the largest commercial mortgage REITs in the U.S.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 1994, Mr. Dishner worked in the commercial mortgage finance group at J.P. Morgan & Co., where he focused on whole-loan dispositions and securitizations for various thrift institutions. Before that, Mr. Dishner was a member of the acquisitions group at JMB Realty.
Mr. Dishner received a B.S. degree in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania and is currently on the Athletic Board of Overseer's. He also received an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Mr. Dishner is a member of the Class of 1983 (P 15') of the Lawrenceville School and on the Board of Trustees from 2008 to 2017.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Vice Chairman
Jerome Silvey is Vice Chairman at Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Silvey joined Starwood Capital in 1993 and has had many responsibilities at the Firm including overseeing all of the Firm's investor relations, debt financing, equity fundraising, treasury operations, investor reporting, and tax planning and compliance. In his current role, he focuses on certain fund-related activities and in assisting with the Firm's Strategic Planning.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Silvey worked for 13 years with Price Waterhouse.
Mr. Silvey received a B.A. degree in mathematical economics from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY, and an MBA from Rutgers Graduate School of Management. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fisher Island Club and was the Chairman (and remains a member) of the NCREIF/PREA Reporting Standards Board.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Capital Markets
- Senior Vice President, Capital Markets, Europe
Jon Farkas is a Senior Vice President in Capital Markets, International at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Farkas is responsible for financing the firm's investments in Europe and Asia.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Farkas spent two years at BNP Paribas, where he was most recently a Director in the Real Estate Capital Markets team in London, focusing on European commercial real estate debt distribution. Before that, Mr. Farkas was a Senior Vice President at Colony Capital where he focused on European capital markets for Colony's direct real estate investment business and European corporate operations. Mr. Farkas began his career as an Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
Mr. Farkas received a B.A. degree in History from Rutgers College and a J.D. from Columbia Law School where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Treasury
- Senior Vice President, Treasury
Joseph Rizzo is a Senior Vice President in Treasury at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for global money movement and oversight of key banking relationships for the Firm.
Prior to joining Starwood in 2014, Mr. Rizzo had extensive experience and expertise in the areas of treasury operations, systems, and control processes surrounding funds movements. Before that, Mr. Rizzo was Senior Director, Treasury Operations & Systems at ADP. Mr. Rizzo also held several senior level Corporate Treasurer roles at TMP Directional Marketing and Take Two Interactive Games, both in New York and Arthur Schuman Inc. in Fairfield, NJ.
Mr. Rizzo received his B.S. and M.B.A. at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a member of the Association of Financial Professionals.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Capital Raising and Investor Relations
Jun Park is a Managing Director in Capital Raising and Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for raising capital in Asia on behalf of the Firm's private investment funds and co-investments. Mr. Park previously served in Starwood Capital's Acquisitions Group and helped assemble a portfolio of retail assets for affiliate Starwood Retail Partners.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, Asia
Kevin Lee is a Managing Director and Head of Real Estate, Asia, at Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Lee is responsible for the Firm's real estate investments and real estate asset management across Asia. He is a member of Starwood's Investment Committee.
Previously, Mr. Lee was a Managing Director at Lone Star Funds, where he led its Pan Asia commercial real estate origination efforts, with focus in the China NPL sector. Mr. Lee was instrumental in building out the China NPL platform, leading Lone Star to be one of the most active foreign investors in the China NPL sector.
Mr. Lee has also worked as Portfolio Manager for the Real Estate Department of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. In this role, Mr. Lee was responsible for sourcing investment opportunities, executing business plans and dispositions, overseeing transactions over $3 billion. Mr. Lee began his real estate career at Starwood Capital on the Asset Management team out of the San Francisco office.
Mr. Lee received a B.A. degree in Business Economics, Magna Cum Laude with highest departmental honor, from University of California, Los Angeles.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
- Managing Director, Capital Raising and Investor Relations
Khaled Farouki is a Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group, where he is responsible for raising capital in Europe and selective markets in the Middle East on behalf of the Firm's private investment funds and co-investments.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Farouki led capital raising across EMEA at Henderson Park Capital Partners. He also previously spent several years at Lazard within the private capital advisory team, focused on alternative investments.
Mr. Farouki has received a B.S. in finance from Regents Business School London.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
- Managing Director, Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
Khalif Edwards is a Managing Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for raising capital within North America on behalf of the Firm's private investment funds and co-investments.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2021, Mr. Edwards was a Managing Director and Head of Capital Raising and Investor Relations for Cityview. Before that, Mr. Edwards spent eight years at Clarion Partners where he oversaw capital raising and investor relations for the Western United States. He also worked at Nuveen Asset Management (formerly TIAA-CREF), Merrill Lynch and Eastdil Secured.
Mr. Edwards received a B.A. in economics from Stanford University and an M.B.A from Columbia Business School.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Management
Laura Mestel Rubin is a Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Management at Starwood Capital Group, with responsibility for overseeing and reporting on the Firm's real estate opportunity funds. She is a member of Starwood's Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2002, Ms. Rubin was a Vice President in Goldman Sachs & Co.'s real estate investment banking division, where she worked on both principal and brokerage transactions. She also worked at JMB Realty and Urban Development Corp. in Chicago in the mid-1980s.
Ms. Rubin received a B.S. degree, summa cum laude, in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Lindy Smiley - CHRO, Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Managing Director
Lindy Smiley is a Managing Director and Chief Human Resources Officer at Starwood Capital Group and Starwood Property Trust. In this role, she is responsible for the global human resources function for the Firm, including overseeing performance management, recruitment, compensation and employee benefits.
Prior to joining Starwood in 2010, Lindy held positions as a Director of Human Resources for Morgan Stanley and an HR Generalist for Moody's.
Ms. Smiley received a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Syracuse University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Co - Head of Europe
Lorcain Egan is a Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe for Starwood. Mr. Egan is responsible for Starwood's international lending platform covering Europe and Asia. Since joining Starwood in 2013, Mr. Egan has structured and executed financing transactions and secured financing for Starwood's equity acquisitions across Europe and Asia.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Senior Managing Director and Co - General Counsel
Madison Grose is a Senior Managing Director and Co-General Counsel of Starwood Capital Group. He also is a Senior Advisor of Lotus Infrastructure Partners. In addition, Mr. Grose served as a Trustee or Director of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (formerly NYSE: HOT, since merged with Marriott Hotels) from 1994 until 2001, and as a Director of iStar Financial (NYSE: STAR), from 1999 until 2003.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 1992, Mr. Grose was a Senior and Founding Partner with Pircher, Nichols & Meeks, a law firm specializing in complex real estate-related transactions.
Mr. Grose received a B.A. degree with distinction and highest departmental honors from Stanford University, and a J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where he served as Chief Comment Editor of the UCLA Law Review.
Job Titles:
- Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
- Director, Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations
Marcia Glass is a Director in Global Capital Raising and Investor Relations at Starwood Capital Group, where she is responsible for raising capital within the Americas' on behalf of the Firm's private investment funds and co-investments.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2024, Ms. Glass was a Senior Vice President of Institutional Sales at Cohen & Steers. Before that, Ms. Glass spent twelve years with CenterSquare Investment Management in public and private real assets capital raising, marketing and investor relations. Prior to that, she worked in the Prime Brokerage division of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Ms. Glass received a B.A. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director, Head of Non - Hotel Asset Management, Americas
Mark Deason is a Managing Director, Head of Non-Hotel Asset Management, Americas at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Deason is responsible for overseeing the asset management of all assets, as well as the Firm's development function in the U.S. Mr. Deason also oversees the ESG, Data Science, and both the Property Technology and Information Technology (IT) groups. Prior to taking over in his current capacity as Head of Asset Management, Mr. Deason spent 13 years in the Acquisitions Group, ultimately overseeing the West Coast investment activities. While at Starwood Capital, Mr. Deason has participated in investments throughout the capital structure, including commercial, hospitality and residential acquisitions and developments. He is a member of Starwood's Executive and Investment Committees.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2003, Mr. Deason worked for Merrill Lynch in the firm's real estate investment banking group, assisting West Coast real estate, hospitality and gaming companies with a range of capital origination and M&A activities.
Mr. Deason received a B.A. degree, cum laude, in business economics with a minor in accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Co - Head of U.S. Acquisitions
Mark Keatley is a Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group, where he oversees the Firm's investments throughout the United States. In this role, Mr. Keatley is responsible for originating, structuring, underwriting, and closing investments in a wide variety of property types across all markets throughout the country. During his long tenure at the Firm, he has been a key contributor to our equity investments involving residential (market rate apartments and Affordable Housing), life science, industrial, condos, office, retail, and land / development. Mr. Keatley also has considerable experience buying various types of distressed debt and non-performing loans, including those in bankruptcy. He is also a member of the Firm's Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2005, Mr. Keatley worked in the acquisitions and development group at Tishman Speyer Properties. Before that, he worked as an Associate on the institutional investment sales team at CB Richard Ellis, following his role as an Analyst in the firm's financial consulting group.
Mr. Keatley received a BBA degree in finance from James Madison University.
Job Titles:
- Director in Asset Management
- Director, Asset Management
Masayuki Kato is a Director in Asset Management at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Kato oversees the execution of business plans for all assets in Japan.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2021, Mr. Kato had 18 years of real estate experience, most recently as a Director at Allianz Real Estate Japan where he was responsible for Acquisition and Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Kato worked at Hudson Advisors Japan (the asset management arm of Lone Star Funds) and GE Real Estate, as well as a smaller, local real estate company.
Mr. Kato received a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Kobe University, Japan.
Matthew Guttin is the Chief Compliance Officer at Starwood Capital Group, where he is responsible for overseeing the Firm's regulatory and compliance program.
Before joining Starwood Capital in 2010, Mr. Guttin practiced corporate finance and real estate law at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, LLP, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson, LLP and DiSanto LLP. Mr. Guttin is an employee of Rinaldi, Finkelstein & Franklin, L.L.C., Starwood Capital's lead outside counsel.
Mr. Guttin earned his B.A. degree from the University of Rochester and his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is licensed to practice law in New York and Connecticut, and holds the Series 7 and Series 24 licenses.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Global Head of Starwood 's Capital Raising
- Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Raising and Investor Relations
Michael Lefton is a Managing Director and Global Head of Starwood's Capital Raising and Investor Relations Group. In this role, he is responsible for raising capital globally on behalf of the Firm's private investment funds and co-investments. He is a member of Starwood's Investment Committee.
Prior to this role, Mr. Lefton served as a Managing Director on the team where he was responsible for targeted regions and investors since 2017. From 2015 to 2017, Mr. Lefton was a Managing Director on the investment team at Cadre, a real estate technology platform, and also served on the company's investment committee. Prior to that, Mr. Lefton held a variety of roles at Starwood from 2004-15 including as a Vice President on the Firm's Acquisitions team, where he executed both equity and debt acquisitions through various vehicles, including multifamily, condominium, mixed use and hospitality investments across geographic regions.
Mr. Lefton received a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is Co-chair of the PREA Rising Leaders Committee.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Portfolio Management
- Managing Director, Portfolio Management
Michael Seltzer is a Managing Director in Portfolio Management at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Seltzer focuses on the reporting, valuation and analysis of the Firm's real estate opportunity funds.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2011, Mr. Seltzer was an Associate in BlackRock's portfolio analytics and financial markets advisory groups. In these roles, he was responsible for the valuation and strategic risk advisory functions for commercial real estate debt and securities.
Mr. Seltzer received B.S. degrees in both Economics and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Seltzer is a CFA® charterholder.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director in Capital Markets
- Managing Director, Capital Markets
Nate Bagnaschi is a Managing Director in Capital Markets at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Bagnaschi is responsible for the origination, structuring and execution of asset-level and fund/corporate-level financing activity for the Firm's investments in the Americas.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2016, Mr. Bagnaschi served as head of the capital markets group at Garrison Investment Group, where he was responsible for structuring real estate, distressed debt and fund-level financings. Before that, he was an Associate in the asset management and special servicing group at Gramercy Capital, where was responsible for managing a portfolio of whole loans, secured B-notes and mezzanine loan positions within the firm's finance business. Mr. Bagnaschi previously worked in the real estate finance and securitization group at Credit Suisse.
Mr. Bagnaschi received a B.A. degree in international relations, with minors in economics and Hispanic studies, from the University of Pennsylvania.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Managing Director
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
Nick Antonopoulos is a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer for Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for all financial and accounting functions, treasury operations, financial reporting, tax planning and compliance. He is also involved in the evaluation of new business integrations. Mr. Antonopoulos previously served as Management Company CFO at the Firm.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2009, Mr. Antonopoulos was responsible for evaluating potential investments and overseeing the integration of new acquisitions at Athena Real Estate. Before that, he supported the various operational and reporting needs of the investment banking group at Bear Stearns.
Mr. Antonopoulos holds a B.S. degree in finance from Fairfield University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Head of Asset Management, Europe
Nick Chadwick is a Managing Director and Head of Asset Management, Europe at Starwood Capital Group. He is based in Starwood Capital's London office where he asset manages the firm's European equity investments. In this role, Mr. Chadwick oversees and drives the investment strategy for a wide range of investments across all asset classes. Prior to his current role, he led the asset management of Starwood Capital's European hotel portfolio where he worked on the operational turn-around, redevelopment, rebranding, refinancing and disposition of a wide range of hotel real estate.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Chadwick worked at Ernst & Young in the real estate audit department where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Mr. Chadwick received a Bsc in Economics from the University of York and he is a former President of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association European Chapter.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Asset Management With
- Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Paul Ahls is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management with Starwood Capital Group. He focuses on the asset management of multifamily assets, including: renovation, financing and dispositions, and also has prior experience managing investments in hotel, office, and single-family residential development. His role includes overseeing the asset strategy for several regions, working closely with team members on dispositions and refinancing, coordinating reporting, and implementing proptech solutions across a portfolio of market-rate apartments. Mr. Ahls joined Starwood in 2011 as an Associate with the multifamily asset management team.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Ahls was an Associate with Silverpeak, where he asset managed multifamily, office, and land development investments.
Mr. Ahls received a BBA in Finance from the University of Georgia in 2005. He is a member of the National Multifamily Housing Council.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Asset Management With
- Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Rachel Maguire is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management with Starwood Capital Group. She focuses on maximizing U.S. Office and Industrial value through major repositionings, capital and strategic planning, and evaluating leases. Her role includes oversight of eight markets and supporting the team on acquisitions, dispositions and other investments. She also contributes to firm initiatives around property technology, ESG, and DEI.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Ms. Maguire was a Vice President of Portfolio Management at EQ Office. During her 13 year tenure, she led various teams including finance, asset management and development.
Ms. Maguire received a BLAS in Finance with a minor in Political Science from the University of Illinois in 2006. She is a member of ULI and serves on the Chicago local product council.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer / SH Group
Raul Leal is a 35-year veteran of the hospitality industry with extensive experience building luxury and lifestyle brands. He has held top leadership roles at some of the world's most prestigious firms.
For the past decade, Leal was President and CEO of Virgin Hotels, recruited directly by Richard Branson to launch the brand. During his 10+ years at Virgin, Leal spearheaded the organizational vision, developed and implemented the strategic business plan, and led daily operations, building a world-class team and growing a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Leal oversaw the launch of five Virgin Hotels and the development of an additional ten in its pipeline. He also developed a sustainability foundation, comprising all design, construction, and operations through LEED standards and strict environmental guidelines. The first Virgin Hotel was voted #1 in the US and #6 in the world by Condé Nast Traveler readers.
Prior to launching Virgin, Leal was President and Partner at Tecton Hospitality, a management firm which owned and operated a diverse portfolio of 35 boutique hotels. In 2002, foreseeing the rapid growth of the boutique hotel model, he launched Desires Hotels, a division of Tecton and one of the first management companies to use data and tech to better understand guest preferences.
Leal is currently an official Mentor at Cornell University. He has also served on Cornell's Boards for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Rina Paniry is Chief Financial Officer of Starwood Property Trust, an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group that is a leading diversified finance company with a core focus on the real estate and infrastructure sectors. In this role, she is responsible for all financial and accounting functions for the business. Before being promoted to this role in 2014, Ms. Paniry served as Chief Financial Officer of Starwood Property Trust subsidiary LNR Property LLC, where she led the integration and transition of Starwood Property Trust's core finance functions-including accounting, treasury, planning and tax-to LNR's Miami office following Starwood Property Trust's acquisition of the business in 2013. Ms. Paniry joined LNR in 2006 as Chief Accounting Officer.
Prior to joining LNR, Ms. Paniry spent 11 years at Deloitte & Touche, where she began her career. She worked in numerous roles with increasing responsibility, principally in the real estate industry in the functional areas of audit and mergers & acquisitions.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President in Asset Management
- Senior Vice President, Asset Management
Roy Shanholtz is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management and Head of Procurement at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for maximizing value in all asset classes across the United States.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital Group in 2006, Mr. Shanholtz worked at Starwood Hotels & Resorts for approximately ten years. His last role at Starwood Hotels & Resorts was Senior Director, eCommerce, Strategic Sourcing within the North America Division. Roy and his team were responsible for development, implementation and ongoing management of procurement and sourcing technologies. His team directly developed and managed Starwood Hotel's eProcurement and eSourcing platforms. Prior to this, he led numerous projects within Starwood Hotels' corporate office, and served several hotels in a finance capacity.
Mr. Shanholtz served in the U.S. Air Force stationed in the U.S. and in Japan.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Director and Head of Oil & Gas
Russell Bennett is a Managing Director and Head of Oil & Gas at Starwood Capital Group, with responsibility for leading the Firm's expansion into the oil & gas sector. In November 2013, Mr. Bennett closed Starwood Capital's first investment in the industry-a $35 million investment in Northeast Natural Energy. In June 2015, Mr. Bennett led a $110 million investment in EagleRidge Energy.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2013, Mr. Bennett worked as an investment professional at Metalmark from 2004 to 2013. During his tenure there, Mr. Bennett played an active role in 15 investments, including portfolio add-on acquisitions. Mr. Bennett has served as a member of Northeast Natural Energy's Board of Directors from 2010 to present and has served as Chairman of EagleRidge Energy since June 2015. He began his career in the leverage finance and private equity coverage groups at JPMorgan.
Mr. Bennett received a B.S. degree in economics from Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Managing Director
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer for Europe
Sarah Broughton is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Europe. Ms. Broughton is head of our Luxembourg office and oversees the day to day management and operations of the firm in Europe. Ms. Broughton also coordinates Starwood Capital Group's internal financial functions in Europe, including tax, reporting and accounting and is an observer on the International Investment Committee in her capacity as a board member of the Luxembourg General Partner and associated Luxembourg entities.
Prior to taking up her current responsibilities, Ms. Broughton played a key role in the asset management of a diverse portfolio of assets throughout Europe-including spending two years in Paris as a member of Groupe du Louvre's management team. Prior to joining Starwood in 2007, Ms. Broughton spent five years as a Financial Reporting Manager for Whitbread Plc. Ms. Broughton began her career at Andersen and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2001.
Ms. Broughton received a first-class honors degree in economics from Brunel University. She is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, as well as the Securities Institute.
Job Titles:
- President & CEO / Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc.
- President and Chief Executive Officer for Starwood Real Estate Income Trust
Sean Harris serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer for Starwood Real Estate Income Trust. Previously, Mr. Harris served as President of Starwood Real Estate Income Trust and has also served as a Senior Vice President in the Acquisitions Group where he was responsible for originating, underwriting, structuring and executing investments across a variety of property types and geographies.
Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2016, Mr. Harris served as a Director of Acquisitions and Investment Management at Monday Properties where he co-led acquisitions, investment management, and capital markets. Before joining Monday Properties, Mr. Harris worked for Ernst & Young in the Transaction Real Estate group.
Mr. Harris received B.S. degrees in finance and accounting from East Carolina University and a MAcc from the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Senior Executives Team
- Managing Director and Head of Hotel Acquisitions for the Americas
Steve Goldman is a Managing Director and Head of Hotel Acquisitions for the Americas at Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Goldman leads sourcing, structuring, underwriting and executing investments in the hospitality and leisure sectors.
Mr. Goldman has more than 38 years of lodging industry investment experience within private equity, public company and family businesses. Prior to rejoining Starwood Mr. Goldman was a senior advisor for lodging related investments at a $15B hedge fund. Mr. Goldman held Chief Executive Officer roles at FelCor Lodging Trust, including through the integration of its merger with RLJ Lodging Trust, and Sunstone Hotel Investors. He served as President of SH Group (now called SH Hotels & Resorts), Barry Sternlicht's innovative hotel brand management company, and as Chief Executive Officer of Societe du Louvre, a Paris-based holding company owned by an affiliate of Starwood Capital that owned both luxury and economy hotel real estate, brand and management companies. Earlier in his career, Mr. Goldman held senior acquisitions and asset management roles for Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corp. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide and the Walt Disney Company.
Mr. Goldman received a B.S. degree from the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Job Titles:
- President
- President of Highmark Residential
Steve Lamberti is the President of Highmark Residential, an affiliate of Starwood Capital Group. In this role, Mr. Lamberti is responsible for oversight of the multifamily management platform.
Mr. Lamberti has over 38 years' experience in the real estate industry. Prior to his appointment as President in 2017, Mr. Lamberti served as Chief Operating Officer of Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust (a TSX Multifamily REIT) where he was responsible for establishing asset strategy, conducting property and portfolio acquisition due diligence, and maximizing property value. Prior to Milestone, Mr. Lamberti served as Vice President of Archon Group & Chief Operating Officer of Archon Management Services, a majority owned subsidiary of Goldman Sachs, where he led the expansion of Archon's owner-managed platform from approximately 3,000 multifamily units to over 30,000 units. Before that, Mr. Lamberti was one of the original four senior partners who established Walden Residential Properties (a NYSE Multifamily REIT). During his 14-year tenure at Walden, Mr. Lamberti served as Chief Operating Officer responsible for coordinating acquisition selection, due diligence, asset management, and financial performance.
Mr. Lamberti received two Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Nevada - Reno. He holds the Certified Property Manager designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management, is on the Board of Directors of the National Multi Housing Council, and has served in various positions with the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas and the National Apartment Association.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director and European General Counsel
Thomas Tolley is a Managing Director and European General Counsel at Starwood Capital Group. Mr. Tolley is actively involved in all aspects of the Firm's European business, including acquisitions, financing (both on the lending and borrowing side) and asset management having represented Starwood's legal interests since 2012.
Mr. Tolley has an M.A. from Oxford University and is a registered solicitor in England & Wales with Greenberg Traurig LLP.
Mr. Tolley was previously a Director at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (formerly Hypo Real Estate Bank AG) working across the bank's European real estate lending activities having joined them from international law firm Allen & Overy LLP.