Team:
Team - Alex Roudi
ALEX ROUDI, Chairman
Email: alex@interwestcapital.com
Interwest Capital Corporation founder and chairman Alex Roudi is a successful entrepreneur and investor, whose track record in real estate investments date back to the early 1980s. Mr. Roudi has led Interwest’s transactions of over $500 million since 2003. Prior to Interwest, Mr. Roudi was the founder of Coverall North America Inc. where he served as CEO until its sale in July 1998. From an initial investment of $8,000, Mr. Roudi guided Coverall to a $250 million global organization with 68 regional offices, 6,000 franchise units and over 25,000 corporate customers worldwide.
Mr. Roudi is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s OPM Program. He is also a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and Purdue University, with M.S. and B.S. degrees in engineering, respectively. Mr. Roudi has been an active member of the Young Presidents Organization since 1992, serving in various officer and board positions. He and his wife are active members of their community and support a number of charitable organizations in the San Diego area.
Team - Angie Stevens
ANGIE STEVENS: Transaction Coordinator
Email: angie@interwestcapital.com
Ms. Stevens is responsible for assisting in escrow closings, asset management, accounting and all administrative duties. She is a graduate of Heald College in Monterey, CA with a degree in Business Administration.
Team - Karl Coleman
KARL COLEMAN, President
Email: karl@interwestcapital.com
Karl Coleman has over 18 years of experience in the acquisition of distressed assets in the secondary market and has been actively involved in the successful completion of over $3 billion in principal transactions. Throughout his career, his primary activities have included sourcing and directing the acquisition of sub-performing and non-performing commercial real estate-secured loans and loan portfolios, as well as the direct purchase of REO properties. At Interwest Capital Corporation, Mr. Coleman is responsible for the direction of business development, real estate and loan portfolio analysis, review and reporting, and the tracking and strategic analysis of secondary market activities.
Mr. Coleman received a B.A. in Philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of San Diego. He is currently pursuing an M.S. in Architecture from the New School of Architecture and Design in San Diego. He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker, a CCIM candidate and a member of the Urban Land Institute and San Diego Architectural Foundation.
Team - Victoria Gladden, CFA
VICTORIA GLADDEN, CFA, Vice President of Operations
Email: victoria@interwestcapital.com
Victoria Gladden, CFA joined Interwest Capital in 2005, where she is responsible for asset and portfolio management, support analysis of potential acquisitions and transaction closings. She earned a B.A. in International Business, specializing in Finance and Spanish from San Diego State University. Ms. Gladden is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Institute as well as the CFA Society of San Diego.
Of Counsel - Ken Polin
KEN POLIN
Of Counsel
Ken Polin is a partner in the Business Law Department of Foley & Lardner's San Diego office. Mr. Polin has over 20 years of experience in the areas of securities, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, and other financing transactions. He joined Foley & Lardner in 2001 after having previously been a partner in several other major national law firms. Mr. Polin has extensive experience in strategic business arrangements and joint ventures. He regularly represents finance companies in a variety of consumer and commercial finance transactions, and has also worked extensively with real estate developers in structuring real estate loans, joint ventures and partnerships, profit participation, and development agreements.
Mr. Polin is a member of the California State Bar and the San Diego Bar Association. He is extremely active in community affairs as a member of the board of directors of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Centers of San Diego County, where he previously served as president. He is also a board member of the UCSD Cancer Center Foundation, and is an executive board member and assistant treasurer of the United Jewish Federation of San Diego.
Mr. Polin received his Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from American University in 1975. His J.D. degree was conferred, magna cum laude, in 1978 by Georgetown University, where he was a member of the Georgetown University Law Review.
Of Counsel - Bob Brown
BOB BROWN
Of Counsel
Mr. Brown is a partner of Procopio which was founded in 1946 and is the largest San Diego based full service law firm. Mr. Brown's sophisticated practice combines both tax and transactional planning and consulting covering a broad range of tax, real estate, and general business matters, with an emphasis on tax planning, financing and structuring for real estate joint ventures and private placements, and general corporate and business consulting. Mr. Brown's clients include institutional developers and investors, as well as privately held businesses. He is a frequent speaker regarding recent developments in tax and business planning, and has served as the chair of the Tax Section of the San Diego County Bar Association and on the California State Bar's Partnerships and LLCs Committee.
Partners - Reza Paydar
REZA PAYDAR
President, Paydar Properties
Reza Paydar is President of Paydar Properties, Inc, a real estate development company. Development activities include a variety of commercial and residential projects, ranging in value from $10 to $100 million dollars. Examples include luxury recreational resorts, community retail centers, multiple condominium projects ranging in size from 100 – 250 units, and luxury homes in La Jolla, CA.
Mr. Paydar received an M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Leeds in Great Britain.
Team - Elliott Burrell-Crowe
ELLIOTT BURRELL-CROWE: Senior Vice President
Email: elliott@interwestcapital.com
Prior to joining Interwest Capital Corporation, Elliott Burrell-Crowe was Director of Acquisitions at Merlin Funding, an opportunity fund located in Chicago, IL. While at Merlin, he oversaw the investment of approximately $250 million in Chicago office and industrial properties. Mr. Burrell-Crowe has also worked in the Real Estate Investment Group of JP Morgan.
Mr. Burrell-Crowe received a B.A. in Political Science and Finance from Loyola University and an M.A. in Real Estate from Cornell University where he founded the Cornell Real Estate Journal.
Partners - David Guss
DAVID GUSS
Honorary Chairman
David Guss served until June of 2009 as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at Investment Placement Group and is currently Honorary Chairman. Founded in 1983, IPG manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets for individuals and corporations participating in both domestic and emerging markets and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. Guss served as a member of the Advisory Board of First National Bank, a full service commercial bank in San Diego, CA. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for both the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Research Center and the San Diego Museum of Contemporary Art.
Mr. Guss is a graduate of San Diego State University with a B.A. in Economic and the Executive Management Program at Northwestern University.
Partners - Adolfo Gonzalez Rubio Beckmann
ADOLFO GONZALEZ RUBIO BECKMANN
CEO and COB, IPG
Adolfo Gonzalez Rubio Beckmann serves as CAO and Vice Chairman of the Investment Placement Group (www.investipg.com). Founded in 1983, IPG manages approximately $1.5 billion in assets for individuals and corporations participating in both domestic and emerging markets and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. Mr. Beckmann also served as a member of the Advisory Board of First National Bank, a San Diego-based banking institution. Currently, Mr. Beckmann serves as Honorary Vice-Consul for the Panama Consulate and is also an Advisory Board Member of GIG, a housing developer in Mexico.
Mr. Beckmann received a degree in Industrial Engineering from the Instituto Tecnol�gico de Estudio Superiores in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Team - Monique Talamantez, JD, MBA
MONIQUE TALAMANTEZ, JD, MBA: General Counsel
Email: monique@interwestcapital.com
Monique Talamantez is responsible for overseeing all legal matters and managing outside counsel. Her expertise is in real estate and corporate transactional work. Throughout her career she has participated in numerous real estate, securities, corporate and financing transactions. Some of Ms. Talamantez�s prior experience includes working for the City of San Diego Redevelopment Agency as deputy general counsel, and for Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP as an associate in the Real Estate Securities and Finance group.
Ms. Talamantez received a B.A. in History with a minor in Business Administration from the University of California Los Angeles, a MBA from St. Ambrose University and a JD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is licensed to practice law in California and Illinois.
Team - Melissa Sharick, MBA
MELISSA SHARICK, MBA: Acquisitions Associate
Email: melissa@interwestcapital.com
Prior to joining Interwest Capital Corporation, Melissa was acquisitions manager for a private opportunity fund where she oversaw and participated in the acquisition of close to $1billion in bulk and REO purchases across the US. Along with her experience in real estate acquisitions, she worked as an associate for Ohana Capital, a private equity firm exclusively focused on investing in search funds that, in turn, pursue acquisitions of profitable businesses with revenues of $5 to $50 million.
Melissa received her MBA as well as MS in Real Estate from the University of San Diego where she was a Dean’s Merit Scholar. She graduated from UC San Diego with a BA in Psychology and focus in Economics. In 2009, Melissa was published in the Journal of Sustainable Real Estate as a research assistant to Dr Norm Miller in his paper “Do Green Buildings Make Dollars and Sense?” She is a licensed CA Real Estate Broker and an active member of the San Diego chapter’s of ULI and NAIOP, where she sits on the legislative committee.
Team - Scott Wittman
SCOTT WITTMAN: Vice President
Email: scott@interwestcapital.com
Mr. Wittman is responsible for sourcing and structuring the firm’s real estate investments and debt acquisitions. He possesses more than 10 years of experience in both the investment and development of commercial and large-scale residential real estate projects. Prior to Interwest, Mr. Wittman managed the acquisition, underwriting and due diligence activities of more than $250 million of land entitled for a variety of development throughout Southern California. His career also includes time in the advisory services arena where he advised both owners and users of commercial real estate on a variety of items including horizontal and vertical development, asset sales and project leasing.
Mr. Wittman graduated from the University of Southern California with a B.S. in Business Administration and received his M.B.A from the University of San Diego with a dual emphasis in real estate and finance. He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker, an active member of the San Diego chapter of the USC Alumni Association, the Toby Wells Foundation and a past member of the Downtown San Diego Parking & Urban Committee.
Alex Roudi
Chairman
Karl Coleman
President
Victoria Gladden, CFA
Vice President of Operations
Elliott Burrell-Crowe
Senior Vice President
Scott Wittman
Vice President
Angie Stevens
Transaction Coordinator
Melissa Sharick, MBA
Acquisitions Associate
Monique Talamantez, JD, MBA
General Counsel
Partners:
David Guss
Honorary Chairman
Reza Paydar
President, Paydar Properties
Of Counsel:
Bob Brown
Of Counsel
