Richard Wagman is the Managing Partner and Founder of Madison where he sits on the Investment Committee and Management Committee. He is responsible for overseeing all functions within Madison with a particular emphasis on the transaction sourcing, acquisitions and capital markets activities for all commercial properties in the U.S. He is also responsible for identifying and securing institutional joint venture partners for Madison. Richard has overseen the acquisition of in excess of $2 billion of retail, industrial, residential, hotel and office properties throughout the United States.

In 1994 he founded Principal Property Group LLC, a New York real estate investment company (“Principal”) that acquired close to 1 million square feet of commercial and industrial properties in the U.S. and Canada and sold the majority of the assets to a publicly traded REIT. Prior to Principal, Richard was an acquisition associate with Lend Lease International involved in advising public and private pension funds in real estate investments in the US and Europe. Richard worked in the New York, London and Paris offices for Lend Lease.

Richard is from Montreal, Canada and resides in Manhattan. He is actively involved in the Steering Committee for the Real Estate Division of UJA as well as other non-profit organizations in NY. Richard graduated from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce of the University of Pennsylvania with a dual concentration in Real Estate and Finance.

Joseph Jacobson serves as a Partner and Co-Founder at Madison Capital where he sits on the Investment Committee and Management Committee. In this capacity, he manages Madison Capital’s day-to-day business activities and oversees all transactions and operations, including asset management, capital markets, legal affairs, leasing, reporting, accounting, investor relations, due diligence and risk control. Mr. Jacobson also structures and oversees all of Madison Capital’s joint venture, equity and debt transactions.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Jacobson served as an attorney in the Corporate Finance and Investment Fund practice groups at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP’s New York office. In this role, he gained expertise in the areas of real estate finance, private equity, investment funds, venture capital and REITs. He was involved in a wide array of transactions totaling in excess of $5 billion. Such transactions included initial public offerings, financing, acquisitions, onshore and offshore investment funds, private equity and venture capital investments, and commercial real estate (with a concentration in real estate investment funds, real estate investment trusts and real estate acquisitions). Mr. Jacobson’s extensive real estate experience includes the negotiation, structuring and documentation of acquisitions, dispositions and co-investment transactions, structuring of real estate joint ventures and partnerships, and REIT-related transactions (including formation and acquisition transactions).

Mr. Jacobson serves as a member of Cornell University College of Human Ecology Dean’s Advisory Council and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). Mr. Jacobson earned his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude with distinction in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 1996.

Jonathan Ratner serves as a Managing Director, Head of Investment Management at Madison Capital where he sits on the Investment Committee and Management Committee and is responsible for investment management activities including the capitalization, financing, leasing, capital programming and strategic planning for several of the firm’s assets. Mr. Ratner leads the firm’s development projects and oversees transactions throughout Madison Capital’s portfolio. He has completed over $2 billion in dispositions, financings and restructurings.  He also directs capital raising initiatives and investor relations with many of the firm’s joint venture partners.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Ratner was a Vice President at Vanbarton Group where he managed the company’s $500 million New York City portfolio comprising 40 assets and two million square feet. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ratner oversaw high-end commercial construction activity as a Project Manager for Richter+Ratner Contracting Corp., where he managed complex build-outs for luxury retail clients including Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Ermenegildo Zegna and Christian Dior. While attending business school, he worked for Toll Brothers’ City Living Division, supervising development projects in New Jersey.

Mr. Ratner sits on the Advisory Board at the University of Michigan’s Weiser Center for Real Estate and the Alumni Council at New York University’s Chen Institute for Global Real Estate Finance.  He is also on the Urban Land Institute’s New York Mixed-Use Council and is a performer in the annual Real Estate Rockers in Relief Benefit. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan and his Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Jonathan Nachmani serves as a Managing Director, Head of Acquisitions at Madison Capital where he sits on the Investment Committee and Management Committee. In this capacity, Mr. Nachmani is responsible for sourcing, identifying, evaluating, underwriting and analyzing potential acquisitions and financing commercial real estate investments, including direct property acquisitions, loan investments and note acquisitions.

Since joining Madison Capital in 2016, Mr. Nachmani has overseen the acquisition of over $900m value-add, opportunistic, and special situation investments across the US. Prior to joining Madison, Jonathan acted as a Vice President at The Jackson Group, a high-net-worth family office of the founder of a major national retail company. In this capacity, he was responsible for sourcing and managing the acquisition and asset management of the firm’s retail and office portfolio; during his tenure at Jackson, he executed over thirty equity and debt investments on anchored retail, office, land and distressed debt opportunities in excess of $500 million.

Mr. Nachmani began his career as an Associate at Alpine Commercial Capital, a commercial mortgage advisory firm where he was responsible for originating and underwriting over $150 million in securitized and balance sheet loans secured by multifamily, retail, medical offices, credited and non-credited single tenant facilities, and shopping centers throughout the United States.

Bryan Lisser serves as a Director at Madison Capital and is responsible for underwriting and analyzing potential acquisitions and financing commercial real estate investments including direct property acquisitions, loan investments and note acquisitions.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Lisser served as an Associate in Ares Management’s Real Estate Debt Group, where he underwrote senior and subordinate debt investments and closed over $600 million in debt transactions. Mr. Lisser began his career as an Analyst in Cushman & Wakefield’s Investment Banking Group, where he worked closely with members of the Capital Markets Group to assist corporations in maximizing real estate value through the use of structured financial products involving tax, capital and accounting strategies.

Mr. Lisser earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration with a concentration in Finance and a minor in Real Estate.

Michael Stern serves as a Senior Vice President at Madison Capital and is responsible for underwriting and analyzing potential acquisitions and financing commercial real estate investments including direct property acquisitions, loan investments and note acquisitions.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Stern served as an Acquisitions Analyst in Morgan Stanley’s Private Real Estate Investing Group (MSREI) where he underwrote new real estate acquisition opportunities on behalf of the firm’s core and opportunistic funds. Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Stern has acquired over $1.2 billion in multifamily, office, and life sciences assets.

Mr. Stern earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School.

Alex Legakis serves as a Vice President at Madison Capital and is responsible for underwriting and analyzing potential acquisitions and financing commercial real estate investments including direct property acquisitions, loan investments and note acquisitions.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Legakis served as an Associate on SL Green’s Investments Team. During his time at SL Green, Mr. Legakis focused on asset workouts and restructurings of SL Green’s portfolio of assets, as well as new loan origination and acquisition opportunities. In his nearly five years at SL Green, Mr. Legakis was involved in the execution, or advisory of, over $3.6 Billion in real estate transactions. Prior to SL Green, Mr. Legakis served as a Senior Analyst at Clarion Partners on their Product Development team where he was responsible for new fund formation and strategic corporate initiatives. Mr. Legakis began his career as an Analyst in Cushman & Wakefield’s Investment Banking Group, where he worked closely with members of the Capital Markets Group to assist corporations in maximizing real estate value through the use of structured financial products involving tax, capital and accounting strategies.

Mr. Legakis earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with a concentration in Environmental Resource Economics.

Tim Hennessey serves as a Senior Advisor at Madison Capital and is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, analysis and strategy for the firm’s West Coast acquisitions.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Tim was a Managing Director at PGIM Real Estate where he worked for 20 years in the Transaction Group, most recently running the transactions function for PGIM in the Western US.  Tim’s group was responsible for the origination and structuring of equity investments on behalf of several large PGIM Real Estate sponsored funds.  During his tenure at PGIM Real Estate he invested in excess of $3B of equity ranging from ground up development, the acquisition of non-performing loans, preferred equity, and the recapitalization of a large data center portfolio with a public company.

Prior to his tenure at PGIM Real Estate, Tim was a Project Director for Jay Paul Company for 5 years overseeing the day-to-day development of large tech campuses in Silicon Valley.  Prior to Jay Paul Company, Tim worked at Union Bank of California doing CRE workouts and loan sales in Southern California.  Tim holds a BA in Economics from Colby College.

John Clote serves as a Senior Vice President at Madison Capital and is responsible for the investment management of many of the company’s commercial real estate investments through strategic planning, analysis, and lease negotiations.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Clote served as an Asset Manager at Thor Equities where assisted in the management of a $10 billion portfolio comprising of 20 million square feet of retail, office, multifamily and mixed-use investments. While at Thor Equities, Mr. Clote completed approximately $1 billion of commercial real estate transactions, which included acquisitions, refinancing’s and dispositioning. Previously, Mr. Clote held the positions of Senior Transaction Coordinator and Assistant Project Manager at Cushman & Wakefield where he executed 100+ lease renewals and managed a $40 million construction budget for a Fortune 500 company.

Mr. Clote graduated from University of Miami, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Management.

Eric Contos serves as a Senior Vice President at Madison Capital where he is responsible for investment management of commercial real estate assets in the company’s portfolio through strategic planning, analysis and lease negotiations.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Contos was an Asset Manager at Cadre where he managed a portfolio that included 4.5 million square feet of office and industrial properties and 1,200 multifamily units. Mr. Contos began his career at Tishman Speyer and held roles in asset management, portfolio management and acquisitions between their New York and Chicago offices. He spent the majority of his time focused on asset management of an 8 million square foot office portfolio in Chicago. While at Tishman Speyer, Mr. Contos helped close approximately $1.7 billion of commercial real estate transactions.

Mr. Contos earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in Finance and Real Estate.

Cindy Chang serves as a Vice President at Madison Capital where she is responsible for managing a portfolio of commercial real estate assets through strategic planning, analysis, and lease negotiations.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Ms. Chang was an Asset Manager at Square Mile Capital Management where she managed a portfolio of multifamily, industrial, office, and mixed-use investments valued over $1.5 billion. Prior to that, Ms. Chang was a Senior Associate at USAA Real Estate Company and responsible for fund analytics across Square Mile’s opportunistic equity strategies. Ms. Chang began her career at BlackRock, where she oversaw the risk and performance of multi-asset institutional client portfolios worth over $1.7 trillion.

Ms. Chang earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Ms. Chang has been a CFA Charterholder since 2016.

Ryan Buoye serves as a Vice President at Madison Capital where he is responsible for management of several of the firm’s commercial real estate assets.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Buoye served as an Associate at Arch Street Capital where he assisted in the management of a $2 billion portfolio comprising office, industrial, retail, multi-family, and hotel investments. Prior to that, Mr. Buoye worked at Rockrose Development, where his responsibilities included supporting the asset management of a 4,800-unit multi-family portfolio and two-million square foot office and mixed-use portfolio, in addition to assisting in the underwriting of potential acquisitions. In his time at Rockrose, Mr. Buoye played an integral role in the closing of almost $800 million in debt financing. Mr. Buoye began his career as an appraiser in the Valuation and Advisory group at Cushman and Wakefield.

Mr. Buoye graduated from Lehigh University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance.

Chloe Ruan serves as an Associate Vice President at Madison Capital where she is responsible for the investment management of the company’s commercial real estate assets through strategic planning, analysis, leasing and capital markets activities.

Ms. Ruan joined Madison Capital in 2021 as a member of the Acquisitions Team where she was responsible for underwriting and analyzing potential investments including equity and note acquisitions and closed over $100 million in transactions. Prior to joining Madison Capital, Ms. Ruan served as a Vice President in Morgan Stanley’s Global Fixed Income Team where she invested in mortgaged-backed securities on behalf of the firm’s institutional portfolios with over $9 billion in AUM.

Ms. Ruan earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a dual major in Real Estate and Management.

Blake Mizrahi serves as an Associate at Madison Capital and is responsible for the investment management of many of the company’s commercial real estate investments.

Prior to joining Madison, Blake was an analyst at Related Companies focused on asset management and development for retail in the $25 billion mega-development, Hudson Yards. There he was involved in crucial areas such as financial analysis, capital planning, and leasing strategy.

Prior to that, Blake worked at Vanbarton Group where he assisted in managing a diverse portfolio of properties including office, retail, and mixed-use, spanning 450K SF and valued at $300 million. During his time at Vanbarton, he also led project management for a residential conversion of a distressed hospitality asset in the financial district of Manhattan.

Blake graduated from Tulane University earning a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Management.

Aarthi Bansidhar serves as a Managing Director at Madison Capital and is responsible for reporting and joint venture accounting of Madison Capital’s real estate investments. She also manages property level accounting.

Prior to Madison Capital, Ms. Bansidhar held a position at Ernst & Young’s Financial Services group, where she primarily focused on Investment Company accounting. While in this role, she supervised the audits of various alternative investment vehicles.

Ms. Bansidhar graduated from Baruch College, where she also earned a Master’s degree in Business Administration in Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in New York.

Christian Mejia serves a Senior Vice President at Madison Capital. He is responsible for all property level accounting for Madison Capital’s portfolio, including receivables, collections, payables, escalation calculations, budgeting, reporting, and lease accounting. Mr. Mejia assists in the preparation of financial statements and tax returns with third party firms. He is also responsible for the cost accounting for Madison Capital’s development projects.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Mejia held a position as a Senior Corporate Accountant at Brookfield Office Properties, assisting in the company’s internal and external financial reporting. Earlier in his career, Mr. Mejia served as a Senior Associate at Deloitte, performing audits for clients in the private equity, real estate, and other industries.

Mr. Mejia graduated from the University of South Carolina, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Accounting.

Wen-Na Chen serves as a Vice President at Madison Capital. She is responsible for financial reporting and overseeing property level accounting for Madison Capital ‘s portfolios.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Ms. Chen held a position as a Senior Accountant at Blackpoint Partners LLC, where she was responsible for financial reporting, cash management and budgeting for commercial properties and speculative home constructions. Earlier in her career, Ms. Chen served as a Senior Accountant at Brack Capital Real Estate, performing budget reviews, preparing construction loan draws and financial reporting for condominium construction projects in New York City.

Ms, Chen earned a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Master of Science in Accounting from University of Maryland, College Park. She is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in Virginia.

David Aponte serves as an Associate at Madison Capital.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Mr. Aponte held a position at American Campus Communities as a bookkeeper for one of their managed properties, Dolphin Cove. Mr. Aponte was responsible for reconciling accounts for overall accuracy, completing financial audits, and managing the accounts receivable of all bedspaces at the property.

Mr. Aponte graduated from Baruch College, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance.

McKinley O’Brien serves as the Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the partners of Madison Capital.

Prior to joining the team, Ms. O’Brien earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Business Management from Tulane University.

Pamela Tsiavas serves as the Administrative Assistant and Receptionist at Madison Capital.

Prior to joining Madison Capital, Ms. Tsiavas interned at Australia’s largest property fund management firm Charter Hall, responsible or $85B in funds under management.

Ms. Tsiavas graduated from RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia earning a Bachelor of Applied Science Honours in Property and Valuation.