Management

Ty Underwood

CEO/MANAGING PRINCIPAL

Ty is a leading commercial real estate and private equity executive with a proven track record of delivering top results. He has acquired, developed, financed, and transacted every major commercial real estate product type.

His mission is to be an innovator, entrepreneur, diverse investor, and team leader in all facets of commercial real estate and private equity.

He enjoys traveling with his family and has visited all 7 continents and 68 countries to date.

Ty received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Major in Finance from the University of Florida, Warrington College of Business in Gainesville, Florida in 1998. He then received his Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Real Estate from Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of Business in Atlanta, Georgia where he served on the advisory board as School Ambassador.

He was formally Senior Vice President and Senior Director of NAI Global and NAI Brannon Goddard in New York and Atlanta where he was a founding member and leader of NAI Global’s Institutional Services Group, “ISG”. He led both private client and institutional projects domestically and abroad in China, United Arab Emirates, South Korea and Malaysia.

He was previously Senior Associate of Investment Properties at CBRE where he helped start CBRE’s “Private Client Group”. He is also the former CEO of Odd track Inc., a private equity firm specializing in high growth, early stage companies where he helped launch over a dozen successful companies.

He is a licensed Real Estate Broker and a lifetime member of the Commercial Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club and was previously Series 7, 63, 65 and 10 licensed.

Edward H Inman

MANAGING PRINCIPAL – FAMILY OFFICE MANAGEMENT

Mr Inman overseas our partners / members in the family / sovereign wealth sector. Atlanta native Edward H Inman (Ed) received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, graduating magma cum laude with a BS in civil engineering specializing in environmental and water resources. He then continued his formal education at MIT, Cambridge, MA, receiving a MS from the Sloan School in finance and management information systems.

Ed is a successful business executive specializing in the management of large construction projects and the coordination of large groups of people. Over his career as owner and president of Holland Services Company Inc., Atlanta, GA, W P Stephens Lumber Company, Marietta, GA, and vice-president of MacDougald Construction Company, Atlanta, GA, as well as the Gulf Division of Ashland Oil, Houston, Texas, Ed has completed various hotel, retirement centers, country clubs, golf club facilities, US embassies, and military base projects, as well as widening city and county streets, interstate highways, railroad and container yards, bridges, dams and airports domestic and abroad.

Throughout his career, Ed has taken time to give back to the community supporting the MIT Enterprise Forum. He is a cofounder and past chairman of the Atlanta Chapter and Philadelphia chapter, and past member of the international advisory committee of the global board of the Forum, Cambridge, MA. He is currently vice chairman of the Philadelphia chapter. The international organization provides guidance, direction and encouragement to entrepreneurs in the technology sector and produces programs showcasing the intersection of business and new technology.

Sara Underwood

VP – Investor Relations and Marketing

Sara’s role is to deliver complete satisfaction for our partners and investors overseeing our member services group and marketing department. Sara Underwood is a 4th generation real estate professional who started her career obtaining a degree in Finance specializing in Real Estate from the University of Alabama in 2006. She then ventured into the competitive Financial Services Industry where Sara sold products and services to businesses with profits ranging from 1 Million to 10 Million plus for Fortune 500 Companies.

This is where she obtained her expert negotiating skills, ability to manage complicated sales processes and exceptional interpersonal capabilities. Sara then decided to follow the family’s legacy in the real estate industry and was licensed in 2012. In 2016, she began to focus on new developments working exclusively with builders and developers.

Sara quickly advanced to leadership team and is instrumental with projects from concept to closing. Sara considers her greatest achievement to be the referrals and repeat business she receives from her clients. It is her commitment to guarantee each client receives the highest level of service and attention.

Leo Joseph

Advising Principal

Leo Joseph Jr. began his career in 1975 of real estate appraising including residential, commercial, industrial, and resort properties in Alabama, North Carolina, and Indiana up until 1979. In 1979, he returned to Alabama to continue his appraisal career at a well establish firm for another 2 years.

Mr. Joseph started his own appraisal firm in 1981. Joseph & Company Inc. was opened and grew to be the largest appraisal firm in the state of Alabama. Conducting appraisals, both residential and commercial, in many states which includes Alabama, Florida, Gerogia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. He then expanded a division into residential developments, construction, and management. Which includes offices, apartments, stand-alone retail, and shopping centers.

Mr. Joseph has extensive experience developing multifamily, manufactured home communities, retail, and office. One of his signature projects started in 1990. He developed a manufactured home community with 330 units named Peachtree Crossings. The complex in 1997 received an award as an upscale community. It was on the cover of The Journal a magazine representing the manufactured home communities nationwide.

He retired from Real Estate Appraisals after 43 years in 2018. However, continues to manage his personal, commercial, and multifamily portfolio of properties.

Brett Hunsaker

Principal CRE brokerage services

Brett oversees all aspects of Atlas’s Brokerage transaction business in the commercial real estate sector from direct acquisitions of properties to Brokerage advisory and consulting with occupiers and owners to enhance the value of their projects.
 
Brett brings his 35 years in the brokerage business overseen all facets of the commercial brokerage industry and leaderships in top level brokerage firms.

Previously he served as Executive Vice President and Regional Manager for Newmark Knight Frank’s offices in the Mid-Atlantic, Southwest and Southeast region. Brett was responsible for overseeing all operations for 15 corporate offices. He also provided executive oversight for all of the area and affiliate offices within the regions. His focus included operational structure, P&L’s optimization, business development, client relations, recruitment of top-industry professionals and strategic planning for all of the offices.

Prior to NKF, Brett held several leadership positions at Grubb & Ellis; he was responsible for overseeing the firm’s national business development, marketing and training programs for its transaction services business. In addition he oversaw the firms national retail group and brokerage manager for Grubbs, Mid Atlantic and Southeast offices.

From 2003 to 2008, he held the position of Senior Managing Director for CBRE in Atlanta, where he oversaw the firm’s Asset Services, Industrial Services, Office Agency, Investment Properties and Retail Services groups. Previously, Brett oversaw all property management services for a 60 million Square feet portfolio in the Mid Atlantic, Southeast, and Southwest regions.

He has developed a comprehensive library of collateral geared towards brokers on how to leverage the company’s platform of services and foster cross-selling opportunities, prospect and canvass existing and potential relationships, and research and track C-level users within the market. His overall goal is to have brokers achieve total market awareness on behalf of their clients and properties, maximizing all opportunities.

With over 30 years of experience, Brett has worked for the top commercial real estate brokerages in Atlanta. He has remained an influential leader within the business and real estate communities and is known for his unsurpassed networking and client relationship skills. He regularly receives invitations for a wide range of speaking engagements at local and industry-related events.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Realtor of the Year, Atlanta Commercial Board of REALTORS®
  (ACBR), 2010
• President’s Award, ACBR, 2009 and 2002
• ATL / CRE Legends award recipient 2023

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Board of directors, National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), 2017
• Founding member, Real Estate Group of Atlanta (REGA) and “MEET AT” a networking group based in Atlanta
• Member, International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
• Member, NAIOP
• Member, Urban Land Institute (ULI)
• Former NAR chairman and vice chairman, Commercial Economic Issues & Trend Forum, 2015 conference speaker.
• Former NAR member of the strategic planning committee and audit
  committee.
• Member and former president, ACBR

Brett graduated from California State University, Fullerton,
where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications.

Stephen P. Newbern

EVP Finance & Research

Mr. Newbern oversees all aspects of financial analytics and research.
 
His 30+ years in commercial real estate encompasses all forms of real property underwriting, portfolio analysis/valuation, capital structure formation, asset management and new development. Steve’s experience has been evenly split at publicly-owned firms on the brokerage and principal sides of the industry.

Previously, he held senior-level positions on leading multifamily brokerage teams at CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield and Newmark Knight Frank. Primary responsibilities were to lead execution of assignments, pitch potential new business and maintain key relationships with strategic clients. Annual sales volume typically ranged from $3 to $6 billion.

From 2004 to 2013, Steve worked for Post Properties, a publicly-traded multifamily REIT with assets in 12 large sunbelt markets. During the first half of his tenure at Post, he reported directly to the Chief Investment Officer with additional responsibilities to the CEO, CFO, CAO and the company’s regional development heads. Following the Great Recession and a company-wide reorganization, Steve was promoted to VP of Finance & Investments. Additional responsibilities in this role included quarterly and annual financial reporting, frequent interaction with commercial and investment banks and preparation of presentation materials related to new development, portfolio valuation and tracking/forecasting compliance with covenants of public and private bonds, secured and unsecured financing and the company’s credit facility.

In the late 1990s to early 2000s, Steve was a Vice President at Dewberry Capital Corporation, an Atlanta-based real estate development firm with a portfolio of office, multifamily and retail assets. He reported directly to the founder regarding all aspects of new development, construction, acquisitions and asset/property management. His responsibilities also included financial reporting to lenders and equity partners and financial underwriting of existing and prospective investments.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS:

• 2005 MVP of Post Properties’ Investment Group, a 60-person department responsible for all new development and other investment activities
• 2006 “Gold Post” honoree, Post’s highest individual achievement

EDUCATION:

Emory University, MBA, 1991

• Accelerated Three-Semester Curriculum
• Rawlings Memorial Scholarship Recipient
• Assistant Coach, Varsity Baseball Georgia Tech, Bachelor of Science, 1985
• Top 100 All-Time Baseball Players
• All ACC (2nd Team) – 1985
• Lifetime ANAK Member, Georgia Tech’s Highest Honorary Society
• Robert Cup, Georgia Tech’s Outstanding Scholar Athlete – 1985
• Outstanding Scholar Award – 1984, 1985
• Mr. Hustle Award – 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
• Maintained 4.0 GPA