Robert Guilford

With over 18 years of experience in real estate operations and private equity, Robert identifies and works with clients to shape their organizational structure and operating procedures so that they conform to both private and public institutional investment standards.

Most recently, Robert was the Chief Financial Officer of New Faze Development, a leading emerging manager of commercial and residential developments within the greater Northern California region.  While at New Faze, Robert was responsible for developing and implementing a variety of standards for underwriting, managing and reporting for real estate investments that were consistent with institutional investor requirements.  Upon the completion of a firm wide organizational transformation, Robert was successful in marketing, negotiating and closing an institutional equity investment fund with a commitment of $100 million.

Previously, Robert was Vice President of Finance with Strand Capital, a leading private equity investment firm within the real estate construction industry.  In addition to providing financial underwriting on all new acquisitions, Robert was responsible for the asset management of a $100 million equity fund with a market asset value in excess of $1 billion.

Prior to his tenure with Strand, Robert spent eight years in the real estate private equity industry working within the acquisition and asset management departments for firms such as Colony Capital, GreenPark Group / Warburg Pincus & MetLife Real Estate.  In addition to being an active member in various philanthropic organizations within his community, Robert is a weekly participant in both the Rotary Club of Manhattan Beach and the Bob Hope LAX-USO.

EDUCATION

Robert holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pepperdine University in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from The Anderson School at UCLA