• THE TEAM
NATE SIEHR
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Principal
12+ yrs at Marriott, VP Full-Service Hotel Development
A veteran hospitality and real estate executive with 15+ years leading hotel, branded-residential, and mixed-use development. Over a decade at Marriott International as VP of Full-Service Hotel Development, evaluating 2,000+ projects and signing 82 development agreements totaling 13,000 keys and 200 branded residences, over $3.7B of development cost. Earlier: transaction-accounting advisory at Marriott and Duke Energy, and Global Capital Markets advisory at PwC, including three years advising General Motors through its bankruptcy. USC graduate; based in Miami Beach.
JOHN COOPER
President of Construction
30+ yrs, $2.5B+ delivered
A hospitality development executive with 30+ years overseeing planning, design, budgeting, construction, and delivery of complex hotel, resort, and mixed-use projects, more than $2.5B of hospitality real estate developed, redeveloped, and renovated. Former Chief Development Officer of AMS Hospitality, with senior roles at Noble Investment Group, Stormont Hospitality, and Rockbridge. Founder and Managing Principal of Pure Hospitality.
RODRIGO GANA
Chief Development Officer & Principal
20+ yrs, 3,000+ FL units
A Miami-based developer and investor with 20+ years across residential, hospitality, and mixed-use projects in Florida. Co-Founder of The Big Key Group and principal at Ubiica and Retco USA; former CEO of ALTA Developers. Notable projects: Edgewood Oaks, Multifamily SoDo, Ambar Residences, Le Parc at Brickell, Neovita at Doral, Sunset Residences. Former ATP tennis professional.
ALEX SALAZAR
Principal, Director of Residential Growth
20+ yrs, South Florida
A Principal of The Big Key Group with 20+ years across Miami and South Florida real estate. Specializes in sourcing off-market opportunities, from large-scale multifamily sites to boutique waterfront residential and hospitality, with institutional-grade disposition strategy on every exit. Co-Founder of UBIICA and Founder of RETCO.
• CORE TEAM
GONZALO CHUECA
VP, Operations & Capital Markets
STEVE LASKI
VP, Construction & Development
EDUARDO PRUNA
Vice President of Sales
KEN MARTIN
Pre-Development Support & Ops
PAUL BRINGHURST
Development Finance