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DAVID L. 
VANDENBURG
PRESIDENT &
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

DONNA 
RIBERA
HEAD, BENEFITS & COMPLIANCE
LUIGI A.
PEREIRA
TAX COUNSEL &
REPORTING
VIVIAN
SZE
HEAD, TREASURY & ACCOUNTING
EFRAIM
ZAZO
COUNTRY MANAGER
UNITED KINGDOM 
MILES 
PAKAKI
HEAD, TECHNOLOGY &
MIS INTEGRATION
MICHAL 
KRATOCHVIL
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 
CENTRAL EUROPE 
LUKAS
BRANDEJS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CENTRAL EUROPE 
GAURAV
JAIN

CHIEF MULTIFAMILY ANALYST AND UNDERWRITER  

SENIOR ADVISORS

Senior Advisors*

  • Wayne Vandenburg is involved in the day-to-day operations and investment strategies of the platform’s VDB Asset Management as Chairman of the Supervisory Board

  • Gary Allen advises VDB Groupe on investment strategy and asset management from an operator’s perspective. He helps evaluate property performance, risk exposure, and recovery opportunities that drive stronger investor outcomes.

  • Mohammed Altawash, formerly in a senior management position with PIF, the Saudi government’s Public Investment Fund, provides an unparalleled global investment perspective. Additionally, two of VDB’s professional references,

  • John P. Simon and E. Scott Urdang, helped shape VDB Groupe’s business strategy and assist the platform’s leadership in such areas where they bring certain expertise when requested.

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES

E. Scott Urdang
Founder & Chairman (Retired) CenterSquare Investment Management
Scottsdale, AZ
 

John P. Simon
Professor, DePaul University (Retired)
Crocker Real Estate Center
Chicago, IL
 

Jim Hutchinson
Chairman (Retired)
LaSalle Income & Growth Funds
Chicago, IL 
 

Charles Spetka 
Managing Director

Fortress Investment Group
London, United Kingdom   
 

Rob Reiskin
CEO 
Delin Property
London, United Kingdon

 

Toby Cobb 
Co-Founder, Managing Partner 
3650 REIT
Miami, FL 
 

Glen Weisberg
Executive Vice President 
American Realty Advisors
Chicago, IL  
 

Douglass M. Bibby 
President 
National Multifamily Housing Council 
Washington, DC  
 

Jeff Quicksilver
Principal 
Walton Street Capital 
Chicago, IL 
 

Michael McRoberts 
Head, GSE Origination PGIM 

PGIM – Prudential Real Estate Finance
Arlington, VA 
 

Henry M. Williamson, Jr. 
Founder & Principal
InterCapital Advisors 

Dubai, UAE
  

Jonathan Kempner 
President Emeritus 
Tiger 21
New York, NY 
 

Philip Tager
Principal & Managing Director 

Global Gate Capital
New York, NY 

 

Bernhard Koehler
CEO
Swisslake AG
Pfaffikon, Switzerland   
EM: 

Adam “Buddy” Petrillo
Principal 
Harbour Capital Partners
Aventura, FL

 

Steve T. Lamberti
President/CEO (Retired)
Highmark Residential
Dallas, TX

 

Stephen J. Alter 
Co-Founder (Retired)
Real Capital Markets | RCM1
La Jolla, CA

 

Chuck Garrett 
CEO 
Cherokee Nation
Tulsa, OK

 

LEADERSHIP

Allan M. Edelson 
Walker & Dunlop
Denver, CO 

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