Founding Principal
John has been active in real estate acquisition and redevelopment activities since for over 30 years and through multiple platforms has overseen directly, or indirectly the acquisition, asset management, development, redevelopment, financing and sale of real properties having combined value of approximately $8.8 billion (including direct acquisition and disposition volume of $2 billion). He has also directly advised and or managed over $2.5 billion of investor equity capital from institutional, private and family office investors on a global basis. Mr. Caley has served in both senior and executive management capacities for companies including: Probitas Partners, Gemini Rosemont, Grubb & Ellis, Rexford Industrial, PM Realty Group and Transwestern. Mr. Caley holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Arizona with emphasis in political science and history. He is an active and ongoing member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), Family Office Association (Resource Council Member) and Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE).
Principal
Shawn Ghotbi has been active in commercial real estate acquisitions, development, financing, portfolio management, asset management, and platform operations for over 24 years. Throughout his career, he has been directly responsible for the acquisition, repositioning, financing, management, and disposition of more than $2.4 billion of U.S. real estate.
Mr. Ghotbi was a founding principal of Stratton Road Realty and previously served as Managing Director and Principal of Ridgeview Capital, where he advised clients on more than $750 million of commercial real estate investments nationwide. Earlier, he was a senior member of the Acquisitions and Structured Finance team at Grubb & Ellis Equity Advisors, with portfolio management and financing responsibilities for the firm’s approximately $8 billion real estate portfolio. His prior experience also includes positions with Greenlaw Partners, Transwestern, and The Bascom Group.
Mr. Ghotbi holds an MBA from the Marshall School of Business and a Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) from the University of Southern California, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton
Ryan Hanson
Ryan Hanson is an Associate at Walnut Investors, where he supports the firm’s real estate investment management and capital advisory activities by underwriting investment opportunities, conducting market and ownership research, and sourcing off-market investments. Before joining Walnut, Ryan was with American Healthcare REIT, Inc. (NYSE: AHR), gaining exposure to REIT valuation, institutional performance metrics, and public-company governance. He also completed two internships with Weitzman, conducting research across more than 80 Dallas-Fort Worth shopping centers, including work incorporated into the firm’s Annual Retail Real Estate Forecast. Ryan is also Co-Founder and President of Bellwether Leadership Institute, a national leadership organization with more than 600 members. Its affiliated Bellwether Leadership Foundation has secured more than $1 million in charitable commitments to provide financial aid and scholarships to Bellwether members. Ryan is completing a BBA in Finance with a Real Estate concentration at TCU’s Neeley School of Business.
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