Meet our team

Marshall is co-president and chief investment officer as well as a member of the company’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining IEC, Marshall worked on the investment team at TA Associates and in investment banking at Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group. Marshall graduated from Middlebury College with a B.A. in Economics and a minor in Spanish, and was captain of the cross country team.  He is vice chairman of the Urban Land Institute’s Multifamily Silver Council and a former board member of The Young Presidents’ Organization. Marshall gives back by helping at The Haas School of Business.

Julia is co-president and chief operating officer responsible for corporate operations, asset management and repositioning of all investments.  She sets the strategic direction of the company and its investment activities as a member of its Investment Committee. Prior to joining IEC, Julia worked in management consulting for Accenture. Julia graduated summa cum laude from Emory University with a B.A. in Economics and holds an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is a member of the Urban Land Institute Multifamily Council (Green), the Stanford Real Estate Council, and Emory College’s Dean’s Advisory Council.

Leo is responsible for leading IEC’s accounting department. He oversees both the property and fund accounting teams and is responsible for the corporate financials. Leo comes to IEC having worked at The Related Companies for the past 18 years in such varied roles as vice president of Accounting and Administration (Santa Clara), vice president of Commercial Accounting (New York) and director of Financial Planning & Analysis (New York). He started his career with financial roles at OptiMight Communications and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Leo holds a B.A. from University of California at Santa Barbara, an M.B.A. from Fordham University, and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and California.

Nikki is responsible for leading IEC’s capital formation and investor relations efforts, including developing and managing relationships with institutional and private investors and overseeing fundraising across the firm’s investment vehicles. Prior to IEC, she led Capital Raising and Investor Relations at BKM Capital Partners, where she directed fundraising initiatives and investor engagement. Earlier in her career, she held investor relations, consulting, and finance roles at Healthpeak Properties, Gateway Investor Relations, PIMCO, and Berkadia. Nikki holds a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Psychology from Chapman University.

Alex is responsible for overseeing the analyst team, identifying and underwriting acquisition prospects across markets, facilitating their review by Investment Committee, and closing efficiently. Prior to joining IEC, Alex was an acquisitions senior analyst at LEM Capital in Philadelphia where he analyzed and underwrote multifamily investments nationally. He also formerly worked at Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. as an analyst focused on real estate investments. Alex holds a B.A. in Communications and an M.S. in Management from Wake Forest University.

Brendan is responsible for sourcing and underwriting acquisitions and dispositions as well as a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to IEC, he was an acquisitions associate at Partners Group, a global private equity firm in San Francisco. Previously he was a financial analyst at The JBG Companies where he acquired, disposed and recapitalized assets exceeding $980 million in total value. Brendan graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in Management.

Lindsay is responsible for leading the Human Resources function including talent acquisition, associate development, HR strategy, policies and procedures, compensation and benefits, HRIS, and regulatory compliance. Her team also manages the corporate office in Los Altos. Prior to IEC, Lindsay served as Head of Human Resources for Fitness and Wellness Professionals, a New Jersey-based medical fitness company. Lindsay earned a B.A. from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and is certified as a Society of Human Resources Management Certified Professional (SHRM-CP).  

Miles is responsible for managing all real estate transactions.  He oversees contracts, property diligence, loans and insurance.  Prior to joining IEC, Miles worked for Manhattan Financial Bank as a loan officer.  Miles graduated  from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Law and Society, and has a real estate broker's license from Allied School of Real Estate.  Miles is the broker of record for Interstate Equities Corporation and IEC Property Services Corporation.

Reena is responsible for accounting oversight and cash management of IEC’s three discretionary funds. Previously, Reena has served in diverse accounting leadership roles at several real estate companies. These include being the corporate controller for Starcity, a San Francisco real estate developer, where she was responsible for leading all accounting activities including internal controls, internal and fund reporting, audit and cash management. Prior to that, she was a fund controller for 643 Capital Management. Reena holds a B.A. in Commerce from Delhi University and a Masters of Commerce from Annamali University in India. She is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and a licensed CPA.

Steven La is an asset manager responsible for the business plan execution of IEC assets located in Northern California and Seattle. Steven was previously a development manager for Lendlease where he worked on the development of multi-family assets as part of the Google Development Ventures project in Silicon Valley. While completing his Masters at MIT, he interned with the MITIMCO Cambridge Real Estate team where he helped analyze the mixed-use development projects in Kendall Square. Earlier in his career, Steven was a senior advisor at E3 Advisory where he led the transaction and project management activities for various mixed-use urban renewal projects. Steven earned a Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University of Sydney, a Masters of Construction Law from University of Melbourne, and a Masters of Science in Real Estate Development from MIT.

Owen supports the investments and asset management teams by performing financial modeling, conducting market research, and preparing investment committee materials. Prior to IEC, he interned at West Hive Capital where he underwrote value-add commercial real estate acquisitions, built underwriting models and conducted due diligence. He has also interned at Campus REIT where he conducted financial underwriting of student housing and multifamily acquisitions. Owen holds a double major B.S. in Finance and Operations and Analytics from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Jim is responsible for leading IEC’s technology initiatives, including our technology infrastructure, software initiatives, AI building capabilities, and data security. Prior to IEC, Jim was the director of Data Science and AI for Achieve, a financial services company, where he led team developing predictive models, compliance monitoring systems, and a RAG system to support a 500+ person sales organization. Prior to that, he was director of data science & analytics for Pocket Gems, a gaming company, where he led development of lifetime value models  and deployed deep reinforcement learning systems. Previously, Jim cofounded a real estate investment company investing in West Coast commercial assets and worked at Morgan Stanley Asset Management. Jim holds a B.A. in Mathematics from University of California, Berkeley and an M.S. in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Paul serves as a project manager on our asset management team. In his role, he is responsible for the execution of interior and exterior value-add construction, infrastructure improvements, and maintenance for our Southern California and Washington multifamily portfolio. Prior to joining IEC, he worked as a construction project manager at Slater Builders, a full-service commercial general contractor. He also worked as an owner’s representative project manager for Vertex Engineering where he led coordination of all project stakeholders on various commercial projects. Paul earned a diploma in Construction Management from University of Reading in the United Kingdom and a Construction Professional Designation from the Project Management Institute.

David is responsible for all asset management and capital projects at IEC. He is a member of the Investment Committee and our director of ESG.  He previously served as an asset manager and vice president at IEC. Prior to joining IEC, he worked as a financial analyst at Kimco Realty Corporation, a publicly traded REIT. David graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a B.S. in Business Administration, and has passed all three levels of the CFA exams.

Tony serves as a project manager on our asset management team. He is responsible for the execution of interior and exterior value-add construction, infrastructure improvements, and maintenance for our Northern California multifamily portfolio.  Prior to joining IEC, he worked as a superintendent for Baron Construction, project manager at Level Up, and general contractor at AJL Construction. At these firms, Tony renovated and built multiple custom homes, managing all subcontractors, inspectors, engineers and architects to achieve successful project completion. Prior to that, Tony was director of donstruction at Mike Rovner Construction where he supervised several team members executing extensive multifamily renovations throughout Northern California. Tony studied general education and computer science at Cabrillo College.

Kelly is director of property management and president of IEC Property Services Corporation, IEC’s in-house property management company. He is also a member of the Investment Committee. He is responsible for leading the day-to-day property-level operations of all portfolio assets. Kelly previously served as senior vice president of Operations at Lyon Living where he was responsible for the operation of 9,000 units across five states. Prior to that, Kelly served as senior director at The Irvine Company and senior portfolio director at Essex, a public REIT. Kelly graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a B.S. in Management Science and is a faculty instructor for the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM). Kelly also earned his RPA designation in 2006 through BOMI and his CPM® designation in 2013 through IREM.