Gary is a founding member of Great Point. He oversees all client-related services including communications, financial reporting, and business development. Gary is a member of the investment committee and the portfolio manager for two separate account clients. He is actively involved in making acquisitions for all of the firm's clients.

Gary has over 30 years of experience as a real estate fiduciary, including executive positions with AMRESCO Advisors, Inc., and its predecessors, including PCA Realty Advisors. During his career Gary has focused on off-market investments, forming numerous successful ventures with local operators. These investments have included all five of the major property types. He has formed two private REITs and has been involved with acquisitions and operations of two publicly traded real estate companies.

Gary holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MSA from George Washington University. He is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association and a Council Member of the Urban Land Institute. Gary also served for seven years on the board of The University Club of Boston, including two as President.

• Phone: (617) 526-8813
• Email: gschwandt@gpinvestors.com

Joe is a founding member of Great Point. Joe oversees asset-related activities including research, investment strategy and acquisitions for Great Point, and is actively involved in making acquisitions for all of the firm's clients. He leads the firm's annual investment strategy reviews. Joe also serves as a member of the investment committee, and is the portfolio manager for our largest separate account client.

Joe has over 25 years of experience in acquisitions, finance, dispositions, portfolio management and financial reporting, having managed the Portfolio and Asset Management Group at both Amresco and Baring Advisors, as well as the financial reporting group at Landauer Advisors.

Joe holds a BS degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters degree from New York University. He is a certified public accountant in the state of New York. Before entering the investment advisory field, Joe was a member of the audit group in the New York office of Price Waterhouse. He has served as Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors for the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, and is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association. Joe serves on the external advisory board of the Schreyer Honors College of the Pennsylvania State University.

• Phone: (617) 526-8811
• Email: jversaggi@gpinvestors.com

Bill manages the acquisition group and is a member of the investment committee. In addition, his responsibilities include sourcing, negotiating and closing industrial and office acquisitions for the firm's clients.

Bill has 21 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining Great Point in 2006, he was a Partner and Senior Vice President of Investments at Cabot Properties and also worked for its predecessors, Cabot Partners and Cabot Industrial Trust. Prior to Cabot, Bill performed site acquisitions for McDonalds Corporation and also developed and syndicated affordable housing. On behalf of institutional investors, Bill has purchased 141 buildings throughout the United States containing approximately 13 million square feet in 72 separate transactions with aggregate acquisitions costs of over $600 million.

Bill holds a BS from Northeastern University with a duel concentration in Accounting and Finance. Bill and his family have been actively involved in various community and charitable activities including: the Capital District Visiting Nurses Association, the Massachusetts Special Olympics Soccer Tournament, and the Parent Fund for The Governors Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts.

• Phone: (617) 778-5605
• Email: wdifrancesco@gpinvestors.com

Andy manages the asset management group and is a member of the investment committee. In addition, his responsibilities include direct asset management of a diverse portfolio comprising of nearly two million square feet of properties. Andy is also responsible for developing and implementing strategic asset plans, negotiating leases, evaluating and overseeing dispositions, selecting and overseeing third-party property management and leasing firms, preparing property valuations, and preparing annual client business plans.

Andy has 16 years of real estate experience. Prior to joining Great Point Investors in 2005, Andy was a Senior Asset Manager at Fidelity Investments' Real Estate Group where he managed a diversified portfolio of office and residential properties valued at $380 million including stabilized, value-added and development assets. Prior to Fidelity, Andy was a Senior Vice President with High Street Equity Advisors and Vice President of Asset Management with RREEF and Cabot Industrial Trust, managing approximately $600 million of industrial properties. He began his career at Burnham Real Estate Services.

Andy holds a BA with Honors from Bucknell University in English.

• Phone: (617) 778-5604
• Email: alestage@gpinvestors.com

Jenny manages the accounting group and is a member of the investment committee. As Chief Financial Officer, her responsibilities include all company and client accounting and financial reporting. Her extensive experience with property-level accounting and reporting issues has positioned her well to understand and scrutinize financial information provided to Great Point by property managers. Our clients benefit by receiving customized reports and timely responses to inquiries from the financial reporting group.

Jenny has over 25 years of real estate accounting experience. Prior to joining Great Point Investors at its inception, Jenny worked at Property Capital Trust, a publicly traded REIT with a diversified portfolio of properties located throughout the United States. Prior to joining Property Capital Trust in 1992, Jenny was a Financial Manager for Spaulding & Slye, where she was responsible for management of all accounting and reporting functions for partnerships and third party contracts.

Jenny holds a BS from the University of Massachusetts in accounting.

• Phone: (617) 778-5607
• Email: jmacheras@gpinvestors.com