Leadership

Value is created by investing with a skilled and experienced management team deploying capital consistent with an investment strategy designed to take advantage of prevailing market opportunities.  Reality Capital Securities is led by Michael Weil, Chief Executive Officer; Louisa Quarto, President; Kamal Jafarnia, Executive Vice President & CCO; and Alex MacGillivray, Executive Vice President & National Sales Manager.


Michael Weil
Chief Executive Officer, Realty Capital Securities

Mr. Weil, as CEO of Realty Capital Securities, provides strategic planning, management and operational oversight for Realty Capital Securities,
American Realty Capital’s related broker dealer. Mr. Weil is also an Executive Vice President of American Realty Capital, the sponsor and advisor to multiple direct investment programs. Prior to assuming the helm of Realty Capital Securities, Mr. Weil was integral in originating investment opportunities for American Realty Capital sponsored investment programs. Mr. Weil was formerly Senior Vice President of Sales and Leasing for American Financial Realty Trust (“AFRT”) where he was responsible for the disposition and leasing activity for a 37.3 million square foot portfolio. During his tenure at AFRT, his division increased occupancy and portfolio revenue through the sales of over 200 properties and the leasing of over 2.2 million square feet.

Louisa Quarto
President, Realty Capital Securities

Ms. Quarto joined Realty Capital Securities, LLC in April 2008 and currently serves as President. Ms. Quarto served as Chief Compliance Officer for Realty Capital Securities, LLC from May 2008 until February 2009. Ms. Quarto’s responsibilities include overseeing national accounts, operations and compliance activities for Realty Capital Securities. From February 1996 through April 2008 Ms. Quarto was with W. P. Carey & Co. LLC, most recently as Executive Director and Chief Management Officer of Carey Financial, LLC, the broker-dealer subsidiary of W. P. Carey, where she managed relationships with the broker dealers that were part of the CPA® REIT selling groups. Ms. Quarto earned a Bachelor of Arts from Bucknell University and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from The Stern School of Business at New York University. She holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses and is a member of the Investment Program Association’s, or IPA, Executive Committee, its Board of Trustees and serves as the IPA’s Treasurer and Chair of its Finance Committee.


Kamal Jafarnia
Executive Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer,
Realty Capital Securities

Mr. Jafarnia joined Realty Capital Securities in November 2008 and became its Chief Compliance Officer in February 2009. Mr. Jafarnia has more than 15 years experience both as an attorney and as a compliance professional, including 10 years of related industry experience in financial services. Before joining American Realty Capital, he served as Executive Vice President of Franklin Square Capital Partners and as Chief Compliance Officer of FB Income Advisor, LLC, the registered investment adviser to Franklin Square’s proprietary offering, where he was responsible for overseeing the regulatory compliance programs for the firm. Prior to Franklin Square Capital Partners, Mr. Jafarnia was Assistant General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for Behringer Harvard and Behringer Securities, LP, respectively, where he coordinated the selling group due diligence and oversaw the regulatory compliance efforts. Prior to Behringer Harvard, Mr. Jafarnia worked as Vice President of CNL Capital Markets, Inc. and Chief Compliance Officer of CNL Fund Advisors, Inc. Mr. Jafarnia earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and his law degree from Temple University School of Law in Philadelphia, PA. He recently graduated from Georgetown University Law Center, receiving a Masters of Law in Securities and Financial Regulation. Mr. Jafarnia holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses.


Alex MacGillivray
Executive Vice President & National Sales Manager, Realty Capital Securities

Mr. MacGillivray is responsible for three managers and approximately forty external wholesalers. In addition, Mr. MacGillivray is responsible for the sales and marketing of all Realty Capital Securities’ distributed and sponsored investment programs. Mr. MacGillivray brings extensive sales and distribution experience to Realty Capital Securities. Most recently, Alex ran the wirehouse and agency business for Prudential Financial. Prior to this, he served as President and CEO of AXA Distributors from 1996 to 2001. Mr. MacGillivray also served as one of the original members of the Fidelity Advisor Funds wholesaling team from 1991 to 1996. Mr. MacGillivray received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, and holds FINRA Series 7, 63, 24 and 26 licenses. He currently lives in Overland Park, Kansas, with his wife Julie and two children.


Jeff Kinney
Senior Vice President & Sales Manager for the Central Division, Realty Capital Securities

Focusing on the Central Division, Mr. Kinney is responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies, coordinating marketing and sales efforts and increasing the number of selling agreements with retail broker-dealers. Mr. Kinney brings more than 15 years of experience to Realty Capital Securities. Most recently, Jeff served as Regional Vice President at KBS Capital Markets Group, where he was a wholesaler of real estate related securities. Additionally, he has worked for Goldman Sachs, Edward Jones and Delaware Investments in securities sales and marketing roles. Mr. Kinney earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois, where he played varsity football, and holds FINRA Series 6, 7 and 63 licenses.


Kirby Noel
Senior Vice President & Sales Manager for the Eastern Division, Realty Capital Securities

Steve Williams
Senior Vice President & Sales Manager for the Western Division, Realty Capital Securities

Focusing on the Western Division, Mr. Williams is responsible for developing and implementing sales strategies, coordinating marketing and sales efforts, and increasing the number of selling agreements with retail broker-dealers.  Additionally, Steve is charged with deepening and broadening RCS’ relationships with RIAs. Mr. Williams brings more than 18 years of experience to Realty Capital Securities. Most recently, Steve served as Regional Vice President at KBS Capital Markets Group, where he was its first employee and a leading wholesaler of real estate related securities. Mr. Williams previously served as Vice President in Deutsche Bank’s Private Banking group. Mr. Williams earned an MBA from the University of Connecticut with a focus on Finance and holds FINRA Series 6, 7 and 63 licenses. He also serves on the board of Orange County Big Brothers & Big Sisters of America.

Mr. Rokoszewski joined Realty Capital Securities in December of 2009 and is responsible for the hiring, training and the ongoing management of all the Realty Capital Securities Internal Wholesalers. Mr. Rokoszewski has over 12 years experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Realty Capital Securities, he was Sales Desk Manager for KBS Capital Markets Group. While at KBS, he participated in the development of a distribution company that raised over $1.2 billion in assets in 2008. Prior to KBS, Mr. Rokoszewski served as AVP – Sales Desk Manager for MetLife Investors, where he led a team of 24 internal wholesalers who helped raise $1.1 billion in sales in 2004. Mr. Rokoszewski has also spent time as a Financial Advisor at PaineWebber, Inc. He received a degree in International Relations from the University of Southern California and currently holds FINRA Series 7, 24 and 63 licenses.

Assistant Vice President - Compliance, Realty Capital Securities

Ms. Kangrga has been associated with the financial services industry for over three decades.  Prior to joining Realty Capital Securities, she was Vice President of Compliance at CNL Securities Corp., a broker/dealer wholesaler of real estate related investment programs.  For twenty five years, she was Vice President at Ziegler Thrift Trading, Inc., a reduced commission broker/dealer in Minneapolis, where her responsibilities included managing an agency trading desk, operations and compliance.  Ms. Kangrga holds a BS from Iowa State University.  Her securities licenses include FINRA Series 4, 7, 24 and 27.