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Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Launched multi-million dollar sports franchise, bringing a new pro sport to South Florida. Secured City funding and corporate sponsorships & produced week of community programming for Miami Race Week, culminating in Race Day (12,000 participants), leveraging relationships in City government resulting in 4 street closures. Co-Produced event with the Underline to highlight the importance of cycling & $140 million infrastructure investment.Global media distribution >100k viewers (Discovery Channel)Launched partnership with Wish for Wheels and produced “Build a Bike” event, to deliver bicycles to underserved students in South Florida.

Led acquisitions team for venture-backed Silicon Valley hospitality startup. Scaling nearly 15x, growing supply from 200 to 2500 units. Managed fundraising efforts and investor pitches for Series C; raised in excess of $85 million over the course of two years. Staff: 15 direct reports in RE group + 5 operational reportsHighlights:Championed growth and rapid expansion into 12 cities within 16 months, built team of 15 direct reports and hired for operational rolesLed public policy advocacy & strategy, developing collaborative policies to align interests of company and public stakeholders, including City governments.Managed and oversaw project approval, entitlement, zoning/permitting process and coordination with local government officials to officials to deliver maximum benefit for company.Owned key relationships with real estate developers, investors, and institutional stakeholdersOversaw development of detailed hotel budgets/ operating pro forma models with underwriting teams to meet internal requirements, analyzing financial data. Authored project memos for internal approval, prepared and reviewed preliminary project budgets/schedules. Identified and qualified prospective properties/leads and designed sophisticated large-scale partnerships to close opportunities. Crafted market expansion strategy. Provided reporting and tracking to Board of Directors

Miami, Fl

Built team serving over 200,000 high net worth institutions and investors, representing $9 billion in assets. Oversaw all external company projects; negotiated multi-million dollar revenue-generating partnerships.Led fundraising for $250 million Fairholme Partnership launch, overseeing growth strategy and 37% increase in assets to firm.Key real estate transaction: Orchestrated $20 million in real estate transactions for development of firm HQ, aggregated & acquired 10 individual sites & permitted three-acre urban site. Coordinated architects and consultants during design development phase and conducted related due diligenceHighlights:Developed business strategy/positioning for new hedge fund (Fairholme Partnership). Led deal process from negotiation to contract execution/implementation increasing availability of all investment products. Produced client collateral related to portfolio companies and fund performance.Served as Chief Communications Officer, producing press releases, investor decks, shareholder letters. Drove media strategy (relationships with CNBC and Bloomberg). Orchestrated key company-wide & investor events, and produced Board meetings and retreats.Key Partnerships: Produced joint investor call with Bank of America CEO reaching 10,000+ shareholders to educate investors on stock performanceDesigned and executed strategic plan for firm’s $200 million foundation, spearheading partnership with Warren Buffett's office and Omaha-based not-for-profit, Secret Millionaires, culminating in the sponsorship of an annual competition/event focused on financial literacy for youth.

Miami Fl

Promoted to serve as head of hotel development for newly created subsidiary of the U.S.’s largest developer of luxury multi-family housing, after successfully developing $400 million of real estate.Identified, evaluated, and structured agreements for 12 projects representing $1 billion of residential and hotel development in Mexico, Panama, Colombia, and the Caribbean. Led all aspects of deal execution, selection of partners, structuring transaction terms, and negotiation with local land partners, consumer hotel brands, and sales groups/investorsDeveloped and implemented growth strategy for Latin American division, recruiting and building local teams in respective countries and managing key relationships with government stakeholders, local land partners, and sales teamsHighlights:Tapped by Jorge Perez to be Special Assistant to the Chairman focusing on due diligence, feasibility analysis of new development projects and source deals, reporting directly to the Chairman.Project Manager (2006)Managed and coordinated development of two luxury buildings (1,500 units) devised and implemented sales strategy, with brokerage community to ensure units closed, achieving 90% closing rate even as sales had slowed considerably on macro level Designed and developed mixed use projects with consumer hotel brands.

Masters In Public Policy, Business And Government Policy

In graduate school, I studied the interplay between business and government policy. I invested my time in researching how cities could.

Grant Recipient For Research And Study In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Evaluating poverty-reducing education policies with the "Educational Assistance Card." I collaborated with Supreme Court Justice Berges &.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science (Major) And Spanish (Minor), Summa Cum Laude

Dean's List throughout all four years