Real estate developer. Experienced investor.

As a child, growing up in Detroit, MI, learned computers and excelled in math at an early age. Aspired to be an architect and worked part-time in the family real estate business. However, in college, turned focus towards finance. After graduate school, went to Wall Street as an investment banker. Initial career focus was real estate finance, then became a hedge fund manager. Invested primarily in public companies, across a wide range of industries, especially technology. Also took selected equity positions in private companies. After a successful career, left money management to return to real estate.

Married with 5 children.

Active in various charitable organizations, such as Community Learning Center, Clearwater, FL (Chairman of the Board); New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Fund, New York, NY (Former Chairman); Vail Film Festival, Vail, CO (Advisory Board); Clearwater Academy International, Clearwater, FL (Advisory Board).

Education

M.B.A., Harvard Business School
1983

J.D., Harvard Law School
1983

A.B, Magna Cum Laude,  Economics & Political Science, Yale College
1979

High School:  Detroit Country Day School, Birmingham MI
1975, with Honors

Career History

Triangle Development Company LLC, Clearwater, FL
Jan 2005-current
Manager, Chief Executive Officer
·     Co-founded the firm
·     Lead investor
·     Developer of Island View Condominiums (a $275 million project in downtown Clearwater, currently under development).

Monitor Asset Management, Cambridge, MA and Clearwater, FL
Jan 2002 – Dec 2004
Chairman, Chief Investment Officer
·     Co-founded the firm
·     Asset Management affiliate of the Monitor Company Group, a leading strategic consulting, with over 1,000 professional in 30 offices around the world.

Bulldog Capital Management, Clearwater, FL
Jun 1992 – Dec 2004
Chairman, Chief Investment Officer
·     Founded the firm
·     One of the best performing equity hedge fund groups of the 1990s, and one of the largest hedge funds and most active technology investors in the southeastern US (with peak assets under management over $1 billion).

Feshbach Brothers, Palo Alto, CA and Clearwater, FL
Jul 1987 – May 1992
Research Analyst, Limited Partner
·     The firm was a pioneer in the hedge fund industry, known for its diligent research and short-selling expertise.
·     Responsible for a number of industry sectors, including banking, insurance and real estate.

Drexel Burnham Lambert, New York, NY
Sep 1986-Jun 1987
Associate, Corporate Finance: Real Estate
·     Member of the real estate finance team under Richard Frary.

Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
Sep 1983- Aug 1986
Associate, Real Estate Finance
·     Member of the real estate finance team under Dan Neidich.

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