We started Origin to change the way people invest in real estate. We invest in Origin because it’s the best place for our own money.

Marc Turner, Director of Asset Management, is responsible for overseeing the company’s real estate portfolio and executing Fund and property-level business plans. He is a senior commercial real estate investment professional with over nineteen years experience.

Before Origin Capital, Marc served as Vice President of Asset Management at Lightstone, a New York investment firm. Prior to Lightstone, he was involved in the HSBC Amanah Global Properties Income Fund and earlier in his career, Marc performed in asset management at Equity Office Properties Trust.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. Marc lives with his wife and two daughters in a north suburb of Chicago. He is a faithful Cubs fan who also enjoys travel, the beach, and history.

Michael McVickar serves as Origin Capital’s in-house general counsel.

Prior to joining Origin Capital, Michael was the Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel at General Growth Properties, a $3 billion publicly-traded REIT. Earlier in his career, he worked the Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at APAC Customer Services. Michael also worked at Corporate Express as their Assistant General Counsel.

He received his Bachelor degree in Chemistry from Hope College and his JD from Valparaiso University School of Law. Michael is admitted to the Illinois Bar and the Northern District of Illinois. He is an accomplished French horn player, contemporary art collector and competitive recreational cyclist. Michael and his husband have been residents of the city of Chicago for over twenty-five years.

Dave Welk, Managing Director of Acquisitions, is responsible for acquisitions in Atlanta, Charlotte and Raliegh. Dave has worked with the Origin team for over four years and was instrumental in the development of both Fund I and Fund II.

Prior to joining Origin Capital, Dave spent six years at RREEF as a member of the Acquisitions and Portfolio Management Groups. Dave received a BBA in Finance from the University of Iowa and a Master of Science in Real Estate (MSRE) from DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business.

Dave is married and has a one-year old son and lives in the Cotswold neighborhood of Charlotte. He enjoys poor attempts to play the game of golf, an occasional bird hunt, cooking, traveling, searching for the elusive "95 point" bottle of red wine under $20 and, above all else, spending time with family and friends.

Tom Briney, Vice President of Acquisitions-Southeast, joined Origin Capital in early 2011 and is responsible for sourcing office investments across the southeast region. Before his current role, he served as Vice President of Asset Management for Origin Capital, overseeing the firm's portfolio assets. Tom has worked with the Origin team for over four years and has nine years experience in the commercial real estate sector.

Prior to joining Origin Capital, he performed underwriting commercial real estate investments at Equity Office Properties. Before Equity Office Properties, Tom worked as a commercial credit analyst at JP Morgan Chase.

He received his Bachelor degree in Finance from The University of Connecticut. Recently, Tom relocated to Charlotte with his wife and child. He is a competitive cyclist and loves to travel.

Matt Ozee, Vice President of Acquisitions-Texas, is responsible for acquisitions across Austin, Dallas and Houston. He has over six years of experience sourcing, evaluating and executing investments on behalf of Dallas-area real estate firms.

Prior to joining Origin, Matt served as the Vice President of Acquisitions at Behringer Harvard. Earlier in his career, he was an Analyst for Goldman Sachs & Co. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Finance from the University of Arkansas. In 2014, he was selected as one of "Tomorrow’s Leaders: Texas’" on behalf of Real Estate Forum Magazine.

He holds an active Real Estate License in the State of Texas and is an active member of the Real Estate Council. Matt is married and he and his wife live in Dallas. He enjoys all things outdoors and the Arkansas Razorbacks.

Priya Venkataraman, CPA, is the controller at Origin Capital. She manages the accounting and financial operations of the company. She has worked with the Origin team for over 6 years, and during this period has managed the consolidations and reporting for the company.

Prior to joining Origin, Priya was responsible for the financial operations of a national real estate development company with a portfolio of assets totaling to over $200mm. Priya is a licensed CPA and a Certified Internal Auditor. She is also a Chartered Accountant, affiliated with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Priya is married and lives with her husband and son in Hinsdale. Travel, music, spending time with her family & friends, and tirelessly competing with her 6 year old in geography are some of the things she enjoys the most.

Jared Friedman is a Senior Associate at Origin Capital and is responsible for underwriting, due diligence and closing of commercial real estate investments at Origin.

Prior to joining Origin, he worked as a Financial Analyst at Equity Office Properties. Jared was responsible for preparing property valuation models for over six million square feet of office space in addition to maintaining investment-level performance models relating to $21bb in office investments made by Blackstone. Prior to Equity Office, Jared served as a summer analyst at BMO Capital Markets in their Real Estate Investment Banking Group.

He received his Bachelor degree in Finance from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business. Jared lives in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. Originally from Detroit, he has strong appreciation for all Detroit sports, Eminem and historic buildings.

Ben Harris is an Associate who is responsible for underwriting commercial real estate investments and conducting hold/sell analyses for portfolio assets at Origin Capital. Since joining Origin Capital in early 2015, he has underwritten $1.25 billion of office and multifamily assets.

Before joining Origin, he served as a Financial Analyst for Starwood Retail Partners. Earlier in his career, Ben was a summer analyst at two of Chicago’s leading commercial real estate firms, MB Financial and Baum Realty Group.

He received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ben lives in the River North neighborhood of Chicago. He regularly participates in soccer and softball leagues, is an avid traveler, and loves to see live music.

Kyle Verhasselt is an Associate responsible for underwriting commercial real estate investments and conducting quarterly valuations for portfolio assets at Origin Capital.

Prior to Origin Capital, he completed the Risk Management Leadership Program at GE Capital. In this role, he was a part of GE Antares Capital where he managed a $460mm portfolio of distressed senior secured loans. Kyle began his career as an intern at GE Capital Real Estate where he completed valuation models for all assets.

He received a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Kyle lives in the West Loop neighborhood of Chicago. Originally from the Wisconsin, he is an avid Green Bay Packers and Wisconsin Badgers fan.

Julia Mironiuk is the Investor Relations Associate responsible for maintaining and building investor relationships through strategic marketing efforts at Origin Capital. She also works closely on Origin’s proprietary investor portal, updating account information and investor documents.

Prior to joining Origin, Julia worked as a Direct Sales Account Executive at InterCall. She was responsible for managing and growing a client base of over 100 domestic and international accounts in conferencing and collaboration, event services, and unified communications. Earlier in her career, Julia served as a Summer Marketing Associate at U.S. Messenger where she marketed services to potential clients nationwide.

Julia received her BBA in Marketing and BA in Spanish from the University of Iowa. She lives in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, and enjoys skiing, tennis, traveling and Chicago sports.