As the Chief Executive Officer of MacFarlane Partners' Investment Management Group, I am chiefly responsible for the overall direction and growth of our investment management companies. I chair our senior management committee and serve on the investment committee.With over 30 years of experience, I am a seasoned CEO, operator, and corporate strategist, specializing in creating new markets, increasing earnings, and strengthening brand reputation for both emerging growth and large, complex businesses. My unique combination of experiences includes serving as a longstanding champion for ESG-related strategies that positively impact urban communities.I have a strong background in board governance practices through my extensive service as an independent director on non-profit and corporate boards, as well as my executive leadership roles.Throughout my career, I have served as president and CEO for a diverse set of businesses in the real estate,technology, and financial services industries. This includes four ventures I led at First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), an $8 billion multi-national FORTUNE 500 real estate information services company. My senior management roles there included president & CEO of First American VMS, a SaaS vendor management platform company; founding president of First American New Market Ventures; and president of the strategic markets division of First American Title Insurance Company, where I focused on strategic growth in the US emerging markets. As the co-founder of Legacy First Partners, I advise, raise capital, and build strategic partnerships for high impact organizations aimed at achieving attractive market returns while having a positive impact on the communities that they serve, including Freedom West 2.0, a $2.3 billion urban real estate revitalization project in the Fillmore district of San Francisco.
Listed skills include Strategy, Leadership, Start Ups, Executive Management, and 46 others.