Buzz Cooper
President
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Mr. Cooper joined the Gladstone Companies at their inception in June 2001 with an extensive background in commercial real estate finance. He is currently the President of Gladstone Commercial Corporation (the “Company”) where he is focused on the executive oversight of the sourcing and executing of net leased real estate acquisitions as well as portfolio and corporate strategy. He is also responsible for the development and retention of talent necessary to operate and grow the business. During his tenure with the Company, Mr. Cooper has been responsible for acquiring the majority of the Company’s real estate portfolio.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cooper served as a Senior Vice President and Principal of Allied Capital Corporation and its affiliate funds from 1986 to 2000. At Allied Capital, Mr. Cooper was responsible for originating all forms of commercial real estate loans and servicing a portfolio of over $300 million in debt instruments and mortgages. During his career, he has negotiated and closed all types of commercial real estate transactions and financings. Mr. Cooper received a BA in Sociology and Anthropology from Washington and Lee University and is a member of the National Association of Industrial Office Properties (NAIOP).
Ryan Carter
Executive Vice President, Head of West and Midwest Regions
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Mr. Carter joined Gladstone in September 2021 as Executive Vice-President with responsibility for West and Midwest Regional leadership. Prior to joining Gladstone, Mr. Carter was a founding partner of Porthaven Partners, LLC, formed in 2009 as a full-service commercial real estate firm. Mr. Carter’s clients ranged from high net-worth to institutional investors for whom Mr. Carter provided acquisition and disposition services, debt placement, portfolio management, and principal investments, including net leased and value-add developments. Prior to Porthaven, Mr. Carter was a Director with Stan Johnson Company, focusing his brokerage services on institutional buyers of retail, office, and industrial properties. In total, Mr. Carter brings 20-years of transactional and operational experience in the net leased investment space.
Mr. Carter’s experience with Gladstone includes identifying a significant number of transactions across the United States which are still an integral part of the Company’s portfolio. These transactions date back to Gladstone’s first acquisition in 2003. As Executive Vice President, he will have responsibility for sourcing net leased real estate acquisitions and sale-leaseback investments in the West and Midwest while also managing and servicing Gladstone’s existing assets in the regions in coordination with his asset management teams.
Mr. Carter, a CPA (inactive), is a graduate of The University of Tulsa (B.S.B.A) and Oklahoma State University (M.B.A.) and will work out of a regional office in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Todd Alan McDonald
Senior Vice President, Head of South Central Region
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Mr. McDonald joined Gladstone in September 2019 as a Senior Analyst. He has worked on originating over $275MM in new acquisitions since joining Gladstone and is the acquisitions lead in the South Central Region. Prior to joining Gladstone, he was a Senior Credit Analyst and Commercial Real Estate Team Lead at United Bank. While at United, he underwrote commercial real estate loans for properties in all asset classes. Mr. McDonald also analyzed corporate debt products as a founding member of the bank’s syndicated loan group. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from Washington and Lee University.
Nick Lindsay
Vice President/Director
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Mr. Lindsay joined Gladstone in July 2022 as a Senior Associate. Before joining Gladstone, he worked for H.I.G. Capital’s Lower Middle Market Private Equity Funds, primarily underwriting acquisitions in industrial and transportation and logistics sectors. Prior to H.I.G., Mr. Lindsay worked in the Industrials group at Harris Williams, an investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services. He holds a BS degree from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and an MBA degree from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina where he served as a Fund Manager on the KFBSF Real Estate Private Equity Funds.
Benz Pornkumpolrat
Senior Analyst
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Mr. Pornkumpolrat joined Gladstone in January 2024 as a Senior Analyst. Prior to joining Gladstone, he served as a Corporate Banking Credit Analyst on the Commercial Real Estate Team at U.S. Bank. During his time at U.S. Bank, he underwrote commercial real estate loans for institutional funds and private developers across all asset classes and was involved in portfolio management. Additionally, he was a founding member of the special situation team, where he focused on the valuation and underwriting of distressed office properties. He graduated with distinction from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Real Estate.