SHA CAPITAL PARTNERS - Key Persons
David formed SHA Capital Partners in 2013 and manages all aspects of the firm's value-add investment strategy, including client relationships, transactions, financing, and asset management. Previously, David led Heitman, a $35 billion real estate investment advisory firm, into the senior housing sector and completed $600 million of transactions.
David served on the Board of Directors of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industries (www.NIC.org). David sits on the Editorial Board of InvestigAge, a Mather Lifeways resource on senior housing. He is a Fellow of the Homer Hoyt Institute, has published numerous research papers, including a NIC "Best Paper" award winner, and has spoken at various conferences including NIC, ARES, ERES, and NCREIF.
David is a CFA charter holder, earned an MBA (finance and statistics) from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business and a BA (cum laude) from Amherst College. He has been a Trustee of Fourth Presbyterian Church and serves on its property committee.
Doug joined SHA Capital Partners in 2016 and launched the firm's development strategy, building on 30 years of experience in the industry. He manages all aspects of the firm's development activity, including determining economic attractiveness, selecting an operating partner, zoning changes, design specification, and engineering.
Previously, Doug served as an acquisitions director at Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG), contributing to the firm's $1.8 billion acquisition of 60 senior housing communities. He developed property for Melvin Simon Associates, the predecessor to Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), Union Realty Partners, Inc., and Quadrangle Development Corp. During his career, he has developed more than five million square feet of commercial property valued at over $1.
Doug earned an MS degree in real estate and urban development from American University and a BS in building construction from Virginia Tech University. He completed the Advanced Management Development Program at Harvard University.