Catalyst Fund Management Team
Catalyst has assembled a team of motivated real estate professionals with a combined 100+ years.
Founder and CEO
Over 30 years of multifamily experience
Over 35 years experience managing complex organizations and as a creative entrepreneur
Developed the team, sets the vision, executes strategic plans
Former CEO and Chairman of The Hanson Group, Ltd, a multi-million dollar company
Attended Western New England University
President and CIO
Over 30 years of multifamily experience, capital markets, and operational experience
Sources off-market, value-add investment opportunities and oversees through exit
Former acquisition analyst with privately held national real estate firm
Former risk-arbitrage analyst for US based hedge fund
Graduate of the University of Michigan
Controller
Directs all financial and operational management
20+ years in financial leadership
Former VP Finance for major general contractor
Successful track record of ensuring regulatory and legal compliance
Vice President, Acquisitions and Portfolio Management
Over 15 years experience in real estate acquisition, capital markets and portfolio management
Sourced value-add investments; managed the due diligence process and portfolio management
Former Director of Portfolio Management for a leading global real estate investment firm with $49B AUM
Graduate of University of Maryland; Masters Degree, University of Miami, Business and Finance
Chief Financial Officer/b>
Real estate financial executive, accomplished in controllership levels of asset and property management, corporate accounting and development.
Directed portfolio accounting and reporting activities of core-plus value/add closed-end commercial real estate funds generating annual revenues of over $350MM.
Led the accounting and treasury onboarding of a $1.6B light industrial portfolio comprising 30MM sq. ft. across 16 major US markets.
Experienced in REIT compliance, lender financial reporting, restricted and cash monitoring.
Graduate of Boston College.
Director of Logistics and Design
Over 30 years experience in commercial interior design
Redesigns amenities, model apartments; upgrades apartments, exterior amenities
Former Partner of Spec’s Design Group
Former Facilities Design Director at one of the nation’s largest insurers
Graduate of WNE University, BS Mathematics, and UMASS Amherst, MS Interior Design
Debt and Equity Strategist
8 years experience in CRE acquisitions, repositioning and capital markets
Worked on the financial structuring and sourcing of over $400 million worth of CRE
Extensive experience underwriting and analyzing majority of CRE deal scenarios
Former VP at top 15 commercial mortgage brokerage firm
Graduate of Yeshiva University, Sy SymsSchool of Business -NYC
Vice President, Acquisitions and Portfolio Management
Over 15 years experience in real estate acquisition, capital markets and portfolio management
Sourced value-add investments; managed the due diligence process and portfolio management
Former Director of Portfolio Management for a leading global real estate investment firm with $49B AUM
Graduate of University of Maryland; Masters Degree, University of Miami, Business and Finance
Asset Manager
Over 35 years commercial real estate management experience
Extensive experience with the rehab and repositioning of multifamily communities
Expert in large portfolio supervision, construction supervision and real estate administration
Direct responsibility for over 200 western and central US multifamily properties
Sr. Controller
Develops and executes standardized procedures
Reviews and coordinates deliverables from third party managers and to joint venture partners
• 35+ years of financial management experience, including several years at the CFO level of real estate investment management firms
• Former founder/owner of a CPA firm
Senior Transaction Manager
Facilitates and coordinates buyer and seller transactions from contract to close.
• Works with VP Acquisitions and Portfolio Management
• 10+ years of property management experience
• Oversaw 40 property, 700,000sf portfolio with $5.5M operating budget
• Project management, budgeting, and financial reporting experience
Project Manager
Manages capital project funding draw requests process
•Works with Accounting and Asset Management Departments
•Formerly generated and coordinated commercial building permitting processes
•Extensive construction project management and compliance experience
•Financial reporting, large project proposal, and forecasting experience