Team
PRG’s principals are highly experienced with a track record of over 130,000 apartment units.
Executive Leadership
Keith Rosenthal
Co-Founder, CEO and President
Responsibilities: Firm operations, business development, strategic planning, and implementation. Member of the PRG Investment and Executive Committees.
Prior experience: Founder and President of Lehman Housing Capital, Founder, President and CEO of JER Hudson Housing Capital.
Education: BS from Northeastern University.
Ron Orgel
Co-Founder, Managing Director, Head of East Coast Region and Chief Compliance Officer
Responsibilities: East coast region acquisitions and asset managementand all compliance matters. Member of the PRG Investment and Executive Committees.
Prior experience: Associate at Lehrer, McGovern & Bovis, Inc.
Education: BE from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art.
Alan Hirmes
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer
Responsibilities: Planning, implementing, managing and controlling all financial-related activities of the company including accounting, reporting, forecasting and control services. Member of the PRG Investment and Executive Committees.
Prior experience: CFO and COO of Centerline, Accountant at Weiner & Co.
R. Alex Saunders
Managing Director and Head of West Coast/Mountain Region
Responsibilities: West Coast/Mountain region acquisitions and asset management. Member of the PRG Investment and Executive Committees.
Prior experience: Appraiser at CB Richard Ellis and Cushman & Wakefield, Director of Finance at BT Commercial, Project Manager at The Lee Group.
Education: BA from the University of California, Irvine and Masters in Real Estate Development from University of Southern California.
Henry Gom
Managing Director and Head of Central Region
Responsibilities: Central region acquisitions and asset management. Member of the PRG Investment and Executive Committees.
Prior experience: Senior Vice President at Torchlight Investors, Director at Annaly Capital Management, Citi, Merrill Lynch, and architect at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.
Education: BArch from Pratt Institute and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
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Alexandra Gillis
Managing Director
Capital Projects
Prior experience:
Managing Director Asset Management at Cocke Finkelstein, Director of Asset Management at Storage Post, Senior Vice President at Parkstone Capital, Vice President at Centerline Capital Group.
Education:
MS in Real Estate Development from Columbia University, MS in Building Construction from Georgia Institute of Technology, BS in Urban Studies from University of California, Berkeley.
Alison Schwab
Director of Investor Relations
Investor Relations
Prior experience:
Head of Business Development at Gapstow Capital Partners, Director of Marketing at The Kenmar Group, Senior Vice President at FRM Americas, Manager at Private Advisors.
Education:
MBA from the University of Richmond, BA from The College of William & Mary.
Tom Wilkinson
Controller
Accounting & Finance
Prior experience:
Finance Consultant at World Market Center, VP of Budgeting and Forecasting at The Related Companies, Assistant Controller/Staff Accountant at Tiger Information Systems.
Education:
BBS from City University of New York, Baruch College.
Lori Settle
Vice President
Property Operations
Prior experience:
Senior Vice President at Centerline Capital.
Education:
Certified Property Manager designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management.
John O’Donnell
Vice President
Accounting & Finance
Prior experience:
Controller at SkyMark Holdings, Controller at Danline Brushes, Controller at Stanson Corporation.
Education:
BS from Rutgers Newark College of Arts & Sciences.
Michael Rosenblatt
Vice President
Accounting & Finance
Prior experience:
Senior Accountant at The Related Companies, Portfolio Accountant at State Street.
Education:
BA from University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Abraham Teitelbaum
Vice President
Affordable Housing Acquisitions/Asset Management
Education:
BS from Touro College.
Jon Batmanghelich
Vice President
West Coast/Mountain Region Acquisitions
Prior experience:
Senior Associate at HCP, Inc., Senior Analyst at Colony Capital.
Education:
BS from the University of Southern California.
Edwin Perez
Associate
Investor Relations
Cindy Carde
Office Manager
Office Administration
Yehuda Levi
Vice President
East Coast Region Acquisitions
Steven Leff
Vice President
East Coast Region Asset Management
Alyssa McHugh
Assistant Vice President
West Coast/Mountain Region Asset Management
Jake Gering
Assistant Vice President
Central Region Acquisitions and Asset Management
J. Michael Fried
Founder and CEO
Business Development
Prior experience:
Founder and CEO of Related Capital Company (the real estate financial services arm of The Related Companies), Attorney with Proskauer Rose.
Education:
BA from Michigan State University, MA from Long Island University and JD from Brooklyn Law School.