Boutique investment firm focused on high growth and/or value-add opportunities. Blackhawk Capital primarily co-invests alongside family offices, serving as managing principals or in a co-general partner capacity.

Served as key member of an 8-person team led over $1 billion in debt originations while completing Master's degree. Industry sectors include infrastructure, power, transportation, mining, housing, hotels and banking. Investment markets include Egypt, South Africa, Jamaica and Costa Rica.

WHG is a global leader in hotel investments, collaborating with institutional investors including Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Soros and major pension funds to operate leading hotel brands including Hilton, Hyatt, IHG, Marriott and Fairmont assets.Served as primary leader in performing market assessments, developing business opportunities, establishing strategic relationships and expanding the company's investment reach into the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, India and the Caribbean. Designed the strategic blueprint for the firm's market entry and expansion into emerging and frontier markets.

AKFED is a world leader in socially conscious economic development with a presence in 17 countries across Africa, Middle East, South and Central Asia and manages over 100 project companies with aggregate revenue of over $5 billion and over 50,000 employees. Served as senior representative for investment, financing and business development in sub-Saharan Africa. Responsible for capital sourcing, deal structuring, joint venture agreements, business and project development. Established the framework for the region’s first property investment vehicle to be listed on an organized exchange in East / Central Africa, creating the groundwork by handling research, marketing, structure, stakeholder engagement and regulatory approval. Built alliances with the World Bank/IFC, the region's premier luxury hotel and resort chain and regional and global pension funds for joint ventures.

Hines is a leading global real estate development firm with over $24 billion in assets in 18 countries.Served as a key contributor to the management of private equity funds totaling $1.5 billion in global investments. Underwrote $3 billion in class A real estate projects spanning 14 million sq. ft. of commercial, residential, industrial, and mixed-use properties in 15 countries including Russia, China, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and across Europe. Served in fund, asset and project management capacities including financial modeling, macroeconomic analysis and offshore/onshore tax and debt structuring, preparation of investment proposals, monitored budgets, project construction and disposition activities.