where he co-led acquisitions, investment management, and capital markets. Before joining Monday Properties as an Associate in July 2010, Mr. Harris was employed by Ernst & Young in the Transaction Real Estate group. Mr. Harris received B.S. degrees in finance and accounting from East Carolina University and a MAcc from the Max M. Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Mr. Harris provides our board of directors with extensive investment management experience. Joseph Nieto has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, on the Advisor’s Investment Committee and as a Managing Director for Starwood Capital since January 1, 2025. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Starwood Credit Real Estate Income Trust since November 2024. Mr. Nieto has also served as our Global Business Controller since January 2020 and has led our accounting and reporting functions since 2017. Mr. Nieto previously served as our Operational Controller from November 2017 to January 2020. Prior to joining Starwood Capital in November 2017, Mr. Nieto held various senior financial roles with GE Capital across Energy Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate and Capital Headquarters spanning 13 years. Before joining GE Capital, Mr. Nieto held other various Senior Controller roles, where he was responsible for operational accounting, finance, controls and technical accounting. Mr. Nieto began his career at a boutique accounting firm in New York, where he was an audit manager. Mr. Nieto received a B.S. in accounting and an M.B.A. in financial management from Pace University. He is also a certified public accountant (inactive). Matthew S. Guttin has served as our Secretary since October 2017 and as our Chief Compliance Officer since our formation in June 2017. Mr. Guttin has also served as Chief Compliance Officer for Starwood Capital since August 2010. As the Chief Compliance Officer, Mr. Guttin is responsible for overseeing the firm’s regulatory and compliance program. Before joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Guttin practiced corporate finance and real estate law at Cahill Gordon & Reindel, LLP, Fried, Frank, Harris Shriver & Jacobson, LLP and DiSanto LLP. Mr. Guttin is an employee of Rinaldi, Finkelstein & Franklin, L.L.C., Starwood Capital’s lead outside counsel. Mr. Guttin received a B.S. in Political Science from the University of Rochester and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. He is licensed to practice law in New York and Connecticut and holds the Series 7 and Series 24 licenses. Mark Deason has served as our Head of Asset & Portfolio Management since April 2019 and as a member of our board of directors and the Advisor’s Investment Committee since November 2017. Mr. Deason serves as the head of Business Development and Strategy for Starwood Capital. From September 2016 to September 2024, Mr. Deason served as Head of U.S. Asset Management at Starwood Capital. In this role, Mr. Deason was responsible for overseeing the asset management of all non- hotel assets, including multifamily, office, industrial, retail and other asset classes, as well as Starwood Capital’s development function in the United States. While at Starwood Capital, Mr. Deason has participated in investments throughout the capital structure, including commercial, hospitality and residential acquisitions and developments. Prior to becoming a Managing Director, Mr. Deason served as a Senior Vice President at Starwood Capital since January 2011. Prior to joining Starwood Capital in 2003, Mr. Deason worked for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. in the firm’s real estate investment banking group, assisting west coast real estate, hospitality and gaming companies with a range of capital origination and mergers and acquisitions activities. He is a policy board member at the Fisher Center for Real Estate. Mr. Deason received a B.A. degree in business economics with a minor in accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Deason’s experience in asset management and acquisitions, particularly in the commercial sector, brings significant value to our board of directors in evaluating our portfolio and investment strategy. John P. McCarthy, Jr. has served as our Vice Chairman since May 2023 and as a member of our board of directors since November 2017. Mr. McCarthy previously served as our Chief Executive Officer since our formation in June 2017 until May 2023 and as our President from June 2017 until January 2021. In addition, Mr. McCarthy has served on the Advisor’s Investment Committee since November 2017. Mr. McCarthy has served as Managing Director of Starwood Capital since July 2015, where he is responsible for managing and expanding relationships with Starwood Capital’s investors around the world. Mr. McCarthy previously served as Global Head of Asset Management for Starwood Capital from March 2009 to May 2012, during which time he also served on Starwood Capital’s Investment Committee. Prior to rejoining Starwood Capital, Mr. McCarthy served as Deputy Head of Europe for the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) from June 2012 to May 2015. During this time, Mr. McCarthy served on ADIA’s Executive and Global Strategy committees. Prior to this, Mr. McCarthy served as Global Co-Head of Asset Management for Lehman Brothers Real Estate Private Equity from June 2005 to February 2009 and was a Partner at O’Connor Capital Partners (“O’Connor”) and the Co-Head of the Europe Business. Prior to joining O’Connor, Mr. McCarthy worked for GE Capital where he held a variety of positions, including managing the firm’s real estate investing activities across Central Europe. Mr. McCarthy currently serves as Chairperson of the board of Starwood Credit Real Estate Income Trust, and has previously served on several boards throughout his career, including ERE, a Paris, France based developer of European Shopping Malls, Deutsche Annington, a listed German based residential rental platform encompassing more than 180,000 units and McCarthy & Stone, formerly the UK’s largest developer of homes for seniors. Mr. McCarthy received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Connecticut, and an M.B.A. from Fordham University. Mr. McCarthy provides our board of directors with extensive investment management experience, particularly related to international markets and operating platforms.
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