Greg joined Fairfield in 1994 to start an acquisition/redevelopment business to complement Fairfield’s national development program. He built a team that purchased over 564 apartment properties with over 150,500 apartment homes representing more than $18.7 billion in acquisition and redevelopment investment. Today he oversees all aspects of Fairfield’s development, acquisition and management businesses. Prior to joining Fairfield, Greg was a partner at Post Oak Partners, a national real estate investment banking firm. There he was responsible for originating and placing institutional real estate debt and equity capital. He was also previously employed in the real estate groups of Prudential Insurance Company in Chicago and Citibank in New York City. Greg received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and his MBA from Northwestern University. He serves on the Executive Committee for the National Multifamily Housing Council and is a Multifamily Council member of the Urban Land Institute.

Richard is responsible for overseeing all investments made by Fairfield, as well as helping to establish investment strategy, market selection, and underwriting guidelines for Fairfield’s investments. Richard joined Fairfield in 1995 and has been directly involved in the acquisition of over $20 Billion in multifamily properties for Fairfield and its investment partners. He is a member of Fairfield’s Investment Committee, Portfolio Committee, and Executive Committee. Richard graduated from the University of California, Berkeley where he earned a BS in economics.

Tommy is responsible for all new development activities in the eastern United States. He is involved in site selection, site planning, property-specific development decisions and works in tandem with Fairfield’s capital markets group to raise debt and equity capital. Tommy also participates in asset management and strategic planning for properties in the eastern region. Prior to joining Fairfield, Tommy was vice president for development and acquisitions at Lincoln Property Company in Atlanta. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Birmingham-Southern College and a master’s degree in real estate development and finance from Columbia University in New York. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), Real Estate Investment Advisory Council (REIAC) and the Board of Directors of the Atlanta Apartment Association (AAA).

Jon joined Fairfield in 2009 and is responsible for managing the transactional and legal affairs of Fairfield, including corporate, operational and litigation matters. Prior to joining Fairfield, Jon served as general counsel for real estate based companies including Downey Financial where he served in various capacities, including executive vice president, general counsel, chief operating officer, and corporate secretary. He also served as president of Downey’s real estate development company and was a member of its board of directors. Jon started his career with Paul Hastings LLP practicing transactional real estate law. He received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and JD from Duke University.

Shant joined Fairfield in 2016 and is responsible for accounting, reporting, finance, tax, treasury, compliance, risk management, human resources and information technology. Prior to joining Fairfield, Shant served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at American Residential Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ARPI), a single-family rental REIT, from 2012 to 2016. While at ARPI, Shant successfully raised $1.4 billion in debt and equity capital, including an initial public offering in 2013 and conducted a strategic review process culminating in a public stock merger with American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) in 2016. From 2008 to 2012, Shant served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MPG Office Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPG), a Class A Office REIT with a 20 million square foot portfolio, after serving in various capacities since 2004. He also spent a total of nine years in real estate practice groups, first at Arthur Andersen LLP and then at Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was a senior manager, serving public and private real estate companies. Shant received a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration, cum laude, from California State University, Los Angeles.

Josh leads the Investment Management business at Fairfield, overseeing the portfolio management, capital markets and project finance segments of the business. Josh is responsible for all aspects of investment strategy design, implementation and management across the company. Prior to joining Fairfield in 2020, Josh was a Portfolio Manager at the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the second largest public pension fund in the U.S. There he was responsible for building and managing the $7.5 billion global multifamily portfolio while working directly with Fairfield and other CalSTRS development and operating partners. Josh has served on the Advisory Board for the Robert Toigo Foundation and on both the Europe and Americas Editorial Advisory Boards for Institutional Real Estate Inc. He is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association and the Urban Land Institute. Josh received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and MBA in Urban Land Development from California State University, Sacramento.

Trey Stafford is Head of Capital Markets at Fairfield, responsible for capital raising efforts for all strategies across the platform. In his role, Trey is involved in strategy development with the Executive Management Team and raising capital with investors in Fairfield’s various vehicles for each strategy. Additionally, he is currently the Portfolio Manager for Fairfield’s Value Add Fund II and III where he oversees investment performance, implementation of the Fund’s business strategies with Fairfield’s various business units, and investor relations for the Fund. Trey joined Fairfield in 2005 and has been involved in the investment and multifamily housing industries for over 20 years. Prior to joining Fairfield, he was chief financial officer for SBM Financial, a public investment company in Washington, D.C., and an auditor at Cohn Reznick. Trey graduated from James Madison University in Virginia with a BA in business administration.

As Head of Portfolio Management, Lisa oversees the management of Fairfield’s Funds and Joint Ventures. She leads a team of portfolio managers and analysts responsible for investment performance, implementation of each Fund’s business strategies with Fairfield’s various business units, and investor relations. Lisa is also the Senior Portfolio Manager for Fairfield California Housing Fund, a $1.6B joint venture with the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS). Since joining Fairfield in 2001, Lisa has been involved in new construction asset management, securing construction loans, and has managed the CalSTRS relationship since its inception. Prior to Fairfield, she was with Deloitte as a Senior Auditor in assurance and advisory services. Lisa obtained a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Miami University, Ohio, and is a licensed CPA in the state of Illinois.

Michelle joined Fairfield in 2002 and is responsible for managing equity and debt relationships for the company and is the portfolio manager of the Fairfield Create Core Multifamily Fund. During her tenure at Fairfield, Michelle has negotiated and closed over $9 billion in multifamily debt and equity with major banking institutions, life companies and institutional investors. Before joining Fairfield, Michelle was vice president in capital markets with Security Capital Group. During her tenure there, she was responsible for the initial Asia market entry research for Prologis and held several positions including office manager in Tokyo, Japan, vice president and assistant to the chairman of Prologis Trust, and associate at Archstone Trust. Prior to this, Michelle was a trader on the European and Asian currency desk with Asahi Bank, Tokyo. Michelle received her BA from Smith College and her MBA from the University of Chicago Booth. Michelle serves on the Transit Oriented Development Council of the Urban Land Institute and on the Finance Committee of the National Multifamily Housing Council.

As the head of property management, Kim is responsible for Fairfield’s multifamily portfolio of 42,200 units in 32 markets nationally. She also oversees many of the support services for the property management group including strategic operations, marketing and training. Kim joined Fairfield in 2001 as a regional supervisor and has held several key leadership roles at the company. She has more than 30 years of industry experience at both privately held management companies and REITS, as well as managing conventional and affordable apartment communities. Kim began her career in property management at Hall Financial Group, Inc. Subsequently, she worked with National Housing Partnership Incorporated (NHP) and oversaw assets for The NHP Foundation. As a result of the AIMCO purchase of NHP, Kim began supervising AIMCO properties in both Texas and California where she held various management positions. Kim received her education at North Lake College and holds her NCP-E (National Compliance Professional- Executive), CAPS (Certified Apartment Property Supervisor) and a CPM designation with the Institute of Real Estate Management. She also has a Real Estate license in the state of California.

Chris leads Fairfield’s Asset Management and Construction Management divisions nationally, and is based out of San Diego, California. He is responsible for asset and portfolio oversight and financial performance, establishment and implementation of business planning, coordination of project redevelopment and asset preservation initiatives, and assisting with underwriting in both acquisitions and dispositions. Prior to joining Fairfield in 2006, Chris worked in various operational and portfolio management roles for Archstone-Smith (Chicago and Mid-Atlantic), and Baird and Warner Management Group, Inc. (Chicago). A native of Chicago, IL, Chris attended Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, IL.

 

Paul is responsible for overseeing Fairfield’s affordable housing platform and 11,000 unit affordable portfolio. Paul joined Fairfield in 2001 and has been directly involved in the acquisition and financing of over $10 Billion in multifamily properties, and has sourced over $7 billion in debt and tax credit equity. Prior to Fairfield, Paul worked at Kennedy Wilson in multifamily acquisitions and at Pricewaterhouse Coopers as a financial consultant. Paul received his undergraduate degree as well as his MBA and MPH from UCLA.

Patrick has over 25 years of experience in Information Technology, aligning business strategy with IT solutions, sharpening operational performance and driving global standardization. Prior to joining Fairfield, he served as Executive Director of Information Technology at Cepheid, a molecular diagnostic company. Patrick also served as Vice President of Information Technology Operations and Support of International Rectifier, a power management semi-conductor manufacturer, where he developed a global information security organization to protect intellectual property, stabilized the IT infrastructure, reduced cost and ensured regulatory system compliance. From 1999 to 2008, Patrick served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at CBRE, serving as the steward of a $32M annual IT budget and guiding the activities of 150 IT professionals.

Beth Ann has over 20 years of compliance experience supporting investment advisers and financial service companies. She earned her MBA in financial economics from Pace University, New York and her BA in political science with a concentration in international relations from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Prior to joining Fairfield, she was Head of Employee Support Group for Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in Jacksonville, FL and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of Allianz Global Investors U.S. Holdings LLC in San Diego.

Kim joined Fairfield in 2001 and oversees all HR functions for the company including payroll, benefits, recruiting, workers comp and training. A seasoned HR expert, Kim’s career spans over 20 years and includes a stint as a manager at an HR consulting firm before joining Fairfield. Kim received her undergraduate education at Radford University and went on to achieve her MS in psychology with an industrial organizational focus from Augusta State University (ASU). While at ASU, Kim was a student member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and instrumental in helping to develop the first HR student internship at the university.