President/Managing Partner

Christopher Knisley

(617) 279-2361
knisley@albanyroad.com

Mr. Knisley is the President of Albany Road Real Estate Partners (“Albany Road”) and one of its four founding Partners.

He has been involved in the commercial real estate industry for the past 25 years and during that time has been involved in all facets of the business, including acquisition/development, asset management, equity raising, financing, and disposition work.

Before leaving to form Albany Road, Mr. Knisley was the CIO for RJ Kelly Company (“RJ Kelly”), directly responsible for sourcing new acquisition and development opportunities, and for securing high net worth, family office, and institutional equity to leverage RJ Kelly’s buying capacity.  During his tenure there Knisley orchestrated in excess of $70,000,000 of new acquisitions, increasing the firm’s pre-existing 1,000,000 square foot / $100,000,000 portfolio by over 70%.

Prior to RJ Kelly, Mr. Knisley had spent the majority of his career as a Managing Director with The Koffler Group (“Koffler”).  Koffler is a private, full-service real estate firm based in Providence, RI, that had begun its operation in 1978, having been capitalized with proceeds resulting from founder Sol Koffler’s sale of American Tourister Luggage Company.

Mr.  Knisley joined Koffler in 1997 to head up its real estate acquisition and development expansion efforts.  He was responsible for sourcing, pricing, negotiating, and structuring new real estate transactions, and for implementing Koffler’s strategy of pursuing value-added investment and development opportunities throughout New England for both Koffler’s own account and in conjunction with venture partners.

At the time Mr. Knisley joined Koffler, the group owned approximately $50 million of commercial real estate, specifically retail strip centers and apartments all located in RI.  During his time there, Koffler completed over $400 million of new acquisition and development deals, and the group’s portfolio expanded to include office, industrial, retail, and residential properties located in every New England state except Vermont.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Knisley was a Vice President/Principal with Berkeley Investments and, previous to that, an Investment Manager with Copley Real Estate Advisors.  He has market experience throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic States, as well as the Southwestern/Western United States, including Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Southern California.  He is an active member of NAIOP (National Association of Industrial & Office Properties), ULI (Urban Land Institute), REIAC (Real Estate Investment Advisory Council), ICSC (International Shopping Center Council), and the Greater Boston Real Estate Board.

Mr. Knisley is a graduate of Deerfield Academy, Vanderbilt University (BA Economics), and The Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University (MBA Marketing).

He is married with four children and resides in Wrentham, MA.

Managing Partner

Mark McInerney

(415) 449-9441
mcinerney@albanyroad.com

Mr. McInerney is a Founder and Managing Partner of Albany Road Real Estate Partners, a Boston-based real estate investment firm.  Prior to Albany Road, Mr. McInerney was a founder of GCA, a technology-focused investment bank headquartered in San Francisco.  Mark was a member of GCA’s Executive Committee, Co-Head of Investment Banking, and a member of the Board of Directors.  Mr. McInerney has over 30 years of experience in the investment banking industry.

Before GCA, Mr. McInerney was a Managing Director with JP Morgan, where he spent 17 years in various management roles in their international and U.S. equities businesses.

Mr. McInerney is a Deerfield Academy and Middlebury College (B.A.) graduate and is currently a member of Deerfield’s Board of Trustees.

Managing Partner

Clark Callander

(415) 449-9442
callander@albanyroad.com

Clark Callander is a Co-Founder, and a Managing Partner of Albany Road Real Estate Partners, LLC. In addition, he was a Co-Founder and a member of the Executive Committee of GCA Advisors LLC (TSE: 2174) for seventeen years. Prior to roles at GCA and Albany Road, Clark was a member of the management team at Robertson Stephens & Company. While at Robertson Stephens, he started the Private Capital Group, headed European Investment Banking, and was co-head of Global Corporate Finance. Clark began his investment banking career at PaineWebber where he had several rolls in the TMT, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets departments.

Over the last three decades, Clark has been actively involved as an early stage/growth investor in over fifty companies. He has served (or currently serves) as a Director or Advisory Director to Bowl Ski Resort, Bryte, Cargo Chief, H. Barton Asset Management, IDG Ventures Europe. Non-profit activities include: SF Boys and Girls Clubs, St Ignatius College Preparatory, Leland Stanford University Development and Joseph Wharton School Development. He has been active in investing in real estate in the SF area and the Central Valley of California. He earned a Bachelor of Sciences from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Joseph Wharton School with Honors.

Managing Partner

Steve Strandberg

(415) 449-9443

strandberg@albanyroad.com

Steve Strandberg is Co-Founder, a Managing Partner and member of the Board of Managers of Albany Road Real Estate Partners, LLC.   Steve has over 30 years of experience as a founder of, investor in, and advisor to, entrepreneurial endeavors.  In addition to co-founding Albany Road in 2012, Steve co-founded WestBridge Ventures in 1999.  WestBridge invested in later stage information technology companies.   In 1982 Steve was a co-founder of ARAMEX, a transportation logistics company based in Amman, Jordan.  Steve also spent over a decade in investment banking advising emerging Silicon Valley companies, including Cisco, Oracle, Xilinx and PeopleSoft.

In recent years Steve has focused on private corporate boards and currently is a board member of Crescent Capital BDC.  He is a Governor and past Board Chair of the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco; is a life member of the visiting committee of the College of the University of Chicago and a director of UChicago Impact; is a trustee of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Foundation and a director of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.   Steve received an AB degree in Economics from the University of Chicago and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Managing Partner

Scott Cloud

(615) 238-9011
cloud@albanyroad.com

Mr. Cloud is the Managing Partner of Albany Road Real Estate Partners and is responsible for leading the Company’s Southeastern U.S. acquisitions and operations efforts out of Nashville, Tennessee.

With over 20 years of capital markets experience, Mr. Cloud has been involved in all facets of the commercial real estate industry including acquisition, disposition, development, and asset management.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Cloud was Senior Vice President of Investments with Carter, an Atlanta-based investment and development company. In this role, he focused on sourcing new value-add and opportunistic real estate investments, leading Carter’s office acquisition efforts and pursuing new multifamily development opportunities. His responsibilities also included financing and due diligence of new Carter investments and development opportunities.

Before Carter, Mr. Cloud spent seven years at Parthenon Realty, an affiliate of AREA Property Partners as Vice President of Acquisitions. While at Parthenon, Scott was involved in the acquisition and disposition of value-add office product throughout the Southeast. Early in his career, Mr. Cloud was a Senior Associate with Trimont Real Estate Advisors, an Atlanta-based primary and special servicer with investment management responsibilities.

Mr. Cloud has extensive experience and relationships throughout the Southeastern United States. Over his career, he has been involved with the acquisition, disposition, and development of over 22 million square feet of real estate with a gross asset value of $2.3 billion. Since launching the Southeast platform in early 2014, Mr. Cloud has sourced the acquisition of over 5,000,000 square feet of office and industrial property in the Southeastern United States for Albany Road Real Estate Partners.

He is an active member of the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Mr. Cloud is a graduate of the University of Alabama (BS Finance) and The Hough Graduate School of Business at the University of Florida (MBA Finance).

Managing Director

Peter Albro

(303) 353 – 1441
albro@albanyroad.com

Peter Albro joined Albany Road in May of 2021 as the Managing Director of Albany Road Mountain States and is responsible for leading the company’s acquisitions and operations efforts in the Mountain States region out of Denver, CO.

With over 18 years of experience in the commercial real estate and hospitality sectors, Mr. Albro has been involved in all facets of the commercial real estate business including acquisition, disposition, development, and asset management.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Albro was Chief Operating Officer at Broe Real Estate Group (BREG), a private, multi-billion-dollar real estate development and investment firm based in Denver, Colorado. In this role, he was responsible for the firm’s commercial portfolio and asset management team, as well as the research and strategy function. During his five-year tenure at the company, Mr. Albro played a hands-on role in managing all operational, leasing, and capital project activities across the portfolio. Furthermore, Mr. Albro was directly involved in all property acquisitions and served on BREG’s Management Committee, which provided strategic direction to the company.

Prior to BREG, Mr. Albro spent approximately six years at Cigna Realty Investors (Cigna) and one year at Penwood Real Estate Investment Management (Penwood) – both based in Hartford, CT. At Cigna, Mr. Albro was Vice President of Acquisitions and responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and structuring equity and debt investments in multiple markets. At Penwood, as Vice President of Acquisitions and Portfolio Management, he was focused on acquisitions, portfolio management, and product development activities covering East and West Coast markets. Early in his career, Mr. Albro worked in a variety of accounting, marketing, sales, and operations roles at Vail Resorts Management Company.

Mr. Albro has extensive experience and relationships in major markets throughout the United States – with an emphasis on the Mountain States region during his tenure at BREG. Over his career, Mr. Albro has been involved with the acquisition, disposition and development of assets spanning all major property types with a total gross asset value in excess of $1.5 billion.

He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties (NAIOP).

Mr. Albro is a graduate of Middlebury College (BA Economics) and The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College (MBA Finance).

He is married with three children.

Chief Financial Officer

Jeff Burke

(617) 279-2188
burke@albanyroad.com

Jeffrey Burke joined Albany Road Real Estate Partners in February of 2015.  Mr. Burke has ten years of financial accounting and reporting experience and is responsible for all of Albany Road’s financial activities.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Burke was a Manager at PKF, P.C. (“PKF”), an auditing and tax firm in Boston, MA.  Mr. Burke was responsible for providing technical accounting expertise and knowledge of U.S. GAAP, IFRS, tax laws and other regulatory compliance to the firm’s clients.  Mr. Burke managed the accounting, auditing and tax services across multiple industries, with a focus on real estate.  In his capacity, Mr. Burke oversaw approximately 50 audit and review engagements directly relating to real estate entities on an annual basis.

Through his role as a Manager at PKF, Mr. Burke gained experience in providing accounting, auditing, and consulting services, including detailed internal accounting and internal systems reviews, to diverse mixed-use projects including office, retail, hotels, resorts, and garage operations.  Mr. Burke was also responsible for providing audited financial statements and management comments on internal controls regarding management companies operating and running office buildings on behalf of ownership companies.  Mr. Burke worked closely with his clients during the purchase and sale of their commercial real estate and hotel properties and assisted them in performing due diligence during the sales period and reviewing both acquisition entries and closing entries on behalf of his clients.

For the past two years, Mr. Burke was the Manager on the Albany Road Real Estate Partners account at PKF.  Mr. Burke was responsible for the completion and filing of all the tax returns for the property holdings and the timely dissemination of all K-1’s to the investors.  Mr. Burke also performed the annual reviews on all the property holdings.

Mr. Burke was also a member of the leadership team at PKF, responsible for developing and supervising up to 14 staff and senior accountants.  In this role, Mr. Burke’s responsibilities ranged from setting daily staff priorities to assisting individuals with overall professional and industry development.  Mr. Burke was also involved with the training of the accounting staff, developing the content and facilitating full-day in-house training sessions on audit and accounting topics covering technical changes, new standards, and other industry related topics.  Mr. Burke was also part of the coaching and mentoring program at PKF for over three years.

Mr. Burke is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts – Amherst (Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting).  Mr. Burke has been a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Massachusetts since 2010 and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s (MSCPA).

Investment Manager

Kendall Burrus

(615) 928 – 5909
burrus@albanyroad.com

Kendall Burrus joined Albany Road Real Estate Partners as an Investment Manager in January of 2021.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Ms. Burrus was the Director of Investments at Stonehill Strategic Capital, a direct hospitality lender based out of Atlanta, where she oversaw the underwriting and execution of permanent loans, bridge loans, mezzanine loans, and preferred equity investments secured by hotel assets.  Previously, Ms. Burrus worked as an Investment Analyst at Arcus Capital Partners, a private wealth management firm in Atlanta.

Ms. Burrus holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation and is a graduate of Washington and Lee University, where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

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Vice President

Luke Colbert

(615) 928-4666
colbert@albanyroad.com

Luke Colbert joined Albany Road Real Estate Partners in January of 2015.

Mr. Colbert’s responsibilities include financial analysis, market research, due diligence, and investor relations for the company’s Southeastern operations.

Before joining Albany Road, Mr. Colbert was an Associate at Charles Hawkins Company, Inc. / CORFAC International, where he was involved in the management of the firm’s 7,000,000 square foot industrial portfolio.  He was also responsible for lease valuation, evaluating re-development strategies, and financial analysis.

He is an active member of NAIOP and is involved in various philanthropic organizations around the Nashville Community.

Mr. Colbert is a graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Human and Organizational Development.

Financial Analyst

Anthony DeVellis

(617) 279-2365
devellis@albanyroad.com

Anthony DeVellis joined Albany Road in the summer of 2022 as a Financial Analyst in the Northeast office.

Mr. DeVellis’ responsibilities include financial analysis and lease administration on the Albany Road portfolio and financial projections on potential acquisitions.

Prior to joining Albany Road full-time, Mr. DeVellis interned at Albany Road after graduating college.

Mr. DeVellis holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from Babson College.

Managing Director

Merrick Egan

(214) 283-1705
egan@albanyroad.com

Mr. Egan is the Managing Director of Albany Road Southwest and is responsible for leading the Company’s Southwestern U.S. acquisitions and operations efforts out of Dallas, Texas.

With over 13 years of capital markets experience, Mr. Egan has been involved in all facets of the commercial real estate industry including acquisition, disposition, development and asset management. Over his career, Merrick has been involved with the acquisition, disposition and development of over 10 million square feet of real estate with a gross asset value of 2.5 billion.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Egan was Executive Vice President with City Office REIT (NYSE: “CIO”). In this role, he led the Dallas office and  focused on sourcing new core-plus and value-add real estate investments, leading CIO’s office acquisition efforts throughout Texas and Florida. His responsibilities included sourcing, financing, due diligence, and asset management of all CIO investments.

Before CIO, Mr. Egan spent ten years at Lincoln Property Company as Vice President of Finance. While at Lincoln, Merrick was involved in the sourcing, underwriting and debt and equity financings of all of Lincoln’s new and existing acquisitions and developments throughout the Southwest.

Mr. Egan is a graduate of the University of Georgia (BA Economics) and resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and two kids.

Office Manager

Toni Ellegood

(617) 279-2366
ellegood@albanyroad.com

Toni Ellegood joined Albany Road in April of 2017 as Office Manager.  Ms. Ellegood has over 20 years of operations, management, and customer relations experience.

She is responsible for overseeing the company’s human resource functions and day to day operations.

Managing Director

Jeff Foresman

(617) 279-2364
foresman@albanyroad.com

Jeff Foresman joined Albany Road in September of 2019 as the Managing Director of Asset and Portfolio Management in the Northeast office and is responsible for leading the firm’s Northeastern asset management efforts out of Boston, Massachusetts.

With 20 years of commercial real estate experience, Mr. Foresman has been involved in all facets of asset and portfolio operations across multiple asset classes and national markets including Boston, Dallas, Miami, and Denver.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Foresman spent the previous 13 years at Colony Capital on their $4B core-plus fund platform as a Senior Vice President of Asset Management. Over that time he was annually responsible for a diversified asset portfolio of up to 5,000,000 square feet with gross values ranging from $500M to $750M. In that capacity, he managed all aspects of the portfolio including leasing, asset repositioning, LEED certifications, and dispositions.

Before Colony, Mr. Foresman held a position at KBS Realty Advisors in asset management and acquisitions with a significant focus on its Southeast and Mid Atlantic portfolios and markets.

Mr. Foresman is a graduate of Hamilton College (B.A.) and the Olin School of Business at Babson College (M.B.A).

Senior Portfolio Accountant

Danny Hernandez

(617) 345-2518
hernandez@albanyroad.com

Danny Hernandez joined Albany Road in May 2022 as a Portfolio Accountant and has experience as an auditor and property accountant in the real estate industry.

Mr. Hernandez graduated from Emmanuel College, where he earned a B.A. in Business Management (with a concentration in accounting).

Managing Director

Brandon Hoag

(615) 209-7157
hoag@albanyroad.com

Brandon Hoag joined Albany Road in April of 2018 as the Managing Director of Asset and Portfolio Management for the Southeast office and is responsible for leading the firm’s Southeastern U.S. operations and asset management efforts out of Nashville, Tennessee.

With over 20 years of commercial real estate experience, Mr. Hoag has been involved in all facets of the commercial real estate industry including asset management, acquisitions, financing, and leasing.

Before joining Albany Road, Mr. Hoag was Senior Vice President of Asset Management and Operations with RED Development, LLC, a Phoenix-based investment and development company.  In that role, he was actively involved in capital markets activity and oversaw the firm’s asset management and property management groups, which were responsible for a portfolio of lifestyle and urban mixed-use properties encompassing more than 10,000,000 square feet located throughout the Southwest and Midwest.

Prior to RED, Mr. Hoag served as an Asset Manager with Thackeray Partners, a Dallas-based private real estate fund manager.  While at Thackeray, Mr. Hoag was involved in all phases of fund operations including acquisition, asset management, financing, and disposition, and oversaw a portfolio of commercial real estate assets that included office, industrial, retail, and multifamily properties located throughout the Southwest and Midwest.  Earlier in his career, Brandon spent significant time underwriting and originating commercial real estate mortgages.

Mr. Hoag is a graduate of Abilene Christian University (BBA Finance) and Southern Methodist University (MBA emphasis in Finance), and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).  He is married with four children, and resides in Nashville, TN.

Investor Relations Associate

Katharine Hoffman

(415) 449-9440
hoffman@albanyroad.com

Katharine Hoffman joined Albany Road in March of 2018 and will be working out of our San Francisco office focusing on Investor Relations.  With over 25 years of experience in client service, management, sales, and operations,  Ms. Hoffman has a passion for building client relationships and providing exceptional customer-focused service.

Ms. Hoffman holds a B.A. in Communication from Pepperdine University.

Managing Director

Walter Jenkins

(617) 279-2362
jenkins@albanyroad.com

Walter Jenkins joined Albany Road in February 2022 as the Managing Director of Portfolio Management and will lead the firm’s institutional portfolio management functions across all funds and properties. Mr. Jenkins will be based in Boston.

With over 30 years of institutional and corporate real estate experience Mr. Jenkins has been involved in all facets of asset, portfolio, and corporate real estate management, primarily focusing on strategies to optimize value and returns, creating operational efficiencies, and developing comprehensive business plans.

Most recently, Mr. Jenkins spent 3 years with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a Senor Project Manager in the Commonwealth’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance responsible for large, leased transaction. Prior to that, Mr. Jenkins was a Vice President with Colony Capital focusing on asset repositioning and dispositions. Mr. Jenkins spent 7 years as Associate Director of Asset Management at MIT Investment Management Co., Cambridge. He was responsible for Asset and Portfolio functions for MIT’s $2.5 billion Cambridge lab and office portfolio, where he developed long range capital planning models and directed all property management operations.

Mr. Jenkins is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Liber Arts (BS Economics/Finance). He has actively participated in BOMA, NAIOP and the Real Estate Investment Advisory Council. He is married with two children and resides in Mansfield, MA.

Director of Asset/Portfolio Management

Jason Ricker

(617) 279-2322
ricker@albanyroad.com

Jason Ricker joined Albany Road in May of 2023 as a Director at Albany Road responsible for all asset and portfolio management functions for our athletic facilities platform.

Jason has worked in the retail project management industry for 23 years and has performed construction project management throughout the northeast.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Jason was a Director of Project Management at CBRE, managing a retail portfolio for a major financial institution.

Mr. Ricker graduated from Skidmore College (BS) and Springfield College (MEd), played varsity baseball and hockey at Skidmore, and coached/managed hockey programs for the last 20 years.

Vice President

Tyler Savonen

(617) 279-2363
savonen@albanyroad.com

Tyler Savonen first joined Albany Road Real Estate Partners as an intern in April of 2015, while working towards his master’s degree at Brandeis International Business School. Mr. Savonen then returned to Albany Road rejoining the firm as Investment Associate.

Mr. Savonen’s responsibilities include financial analysis, market research, due diligence on Northeast acquisitions, and reporting on all assets within the Albany Road portfolio.

Mr. Savonen holds a B.A. from Brandeis University in Business and Economics, as well as an M.A. from Brandeis International Business School; in International Economics and Finance with specialization in Real Estate.

Director of Compliance / Controller

Matthew Silvestri

(617) 279-0435
silvestri@albanyroad.com

Matthew Silvestri joined Albany Road Real Estate Partners as Assistant Controller in August of 2019 and is responsible for the accurate and timely reporting of all portfolio level accounting, certain treasury, debt compliance, and asset management functions.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Silvestri was an Assistant Vice President at AEW Capital Management, L.P.,  where he served as the Assistant Controller on two real estate portfolios consisting of $4.2 billion of core office, industrial, multifamily, and retail assets managed on behalf of institutional clients.  Mr. Silvestri was responsible for providing technical accounting expertise and knowledge of U.S. GAAP and supervised and oversaw all investment and property-related accounting activity pertaining to acquisitions, dispositions, and financing processes.

Prior to AEW, Mr. Silvestri was a Senior Auditor at Wolf & Company, PC, an auditing firm in Boston, MA, where he led audit engagements and prepared financial statements for a diverse client base of financial institutions and commercial businesses.

Mr. Silvestri is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst – Isenberg School of Management where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (with a concentration in Accounting) as well as a Master’s of Science in Accounting.

Investment Manager

Gunner Teaster

(214) 283-1704
teaster@albanyroad.com

Gunner Teaster joined Albany Road in August of 2019 as an Investment Associate for the Southwest Office.

Mr. Teaster’s responsibilities include financial analysis, market research, and due diligence on the company’s Southwest acquisitions.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Teaster interned with Partners National, a Dallas based real estate group, where he assisted on transaction administration for national and local clients on office and industrial leasing deals, including transactions for Fortune 500 Companies.

Mr. Teaster holds a B.B.A. in Finance from Baylor University, graduating in 2018.

Investment Manager

Ylenia Valente Hayes

(617) 279-0440
valente@albanyroad.com

Ylenia Valente Hayes joined Albany Road in March of 2020 as an Investment Associate for the Northeast office. She comes to us with over ten years of property management and development experience as a Commercial Property Manager with CBRE in Waltham, Massachusetts.

In that role, Ms. Hayes oversaw a commercial real estate portfolio of diverse assets comprised of office, medical, and industrial. She also assisted in the planning and project management of large capital and tenant improvement projects.

Ms.Hayes graduated from Mount Ida College with an Associate in Business Administration.

Investment Associate

Gray Williams

(615) 208-8231
williams@albanyroad.com

Gray Williams joined Albany Road in January 2022 as an Investment Associate.

Prior to joining Albany Road, Mr. Williams spent three years at Lincoln Property Company where he focused on acquisitions in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Mr. Williams graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Business Administration