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. Realty Capital Securities is led by Michael Weil, Chief Executive Officer; Louisa Quarto, President & CCO; Sameer Jain, Managing Director of Alternative Investments; and Alex MacGillivray, Executive Vice President & National Sales Manager.

Michael Weil
Chief Executive Officer
Realty Capital Securities

Mr. Weil serves as Chief Executive Officer of Realty Capital Securities and President and Chief Operating Officer at American Realty Capital. As CEO of RCS, Mr. Weil provides strategic planning, management and operational oversight for the broker dealer and its team of experienced securities professionals. Prior to assuming the helm of RCS, Mr. Weil served as Executive Vice President of American Realty Capital, where he was integral in sourcing and 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 sale of over 200 properties and leasing of over 2.2 million square feet, which greatly increased shareholder value. Mr. Weil serves as President-elect and a member of the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Investment Securities Association (“REISA”), the leading alternative investments association providing education, networking and advocacy for members. He holds his Series 7, 63 and 24 securities licenses and attended George Washington University.

Louisa Quarto
President
Realty Capital Securities

Ms. Quarto joined Realty Capital Securities and American Realty Capital in April 2008 and currently serves as President, Realty Capital Securities, member FINRA, SIPC and Senior Vice President, American Realty Capital. Ms. Quarto has over 17 years’ experience in the direct investment industry and her current responsibilities with the company include overseeing national accounts, operations, due diligence 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 currently Chair of the Investment Program Association’s, or IPA, Network Women’s Initiatives Committee. Ms. Quarto served on the IPA Board of Directors from 2000 through 2012. She is also a board member for Arya’s Kids, a foundation that funds research to find a cure for pediatric cancer and initiatives that support more advanced cancer treatments with fewer and milder side effects.

John H. Grady
Chief Operating & Chief Compliance Officer
Realty Capital Securities

Mr. John H. Grady is the Chief Operating and Chief Compliance Officer for Realty Capital Securities and the Chief Compliance Officer for both Business Development Corporation of America and it's Adviser, BDCA Adviser. Mr. Grady held several finance-related positions prior to joining us in October 2012. He was COO and General Counsel at Steben & Company from 2009 until 2012, Senior Adviser, Coil Investment Group, from 2008 until 2009 and CEO and President, Nationwide Funds Group, from 2006 until 2008. Mr. Grady also has previous work experience at Turner Investment Partners/Constellation Funds Group from 2001 until 2006, and several law firms including Morgan, Lewis and Ropes & Gray. Mr. Grady attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where he received his JD and Colgate University, where he received his BA. Mr. Grady holds the FINRA Series 3, 7, 24, 63 licenses as well as PA, MD and DC bar certifications.

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

Mr. MacGillivray is responsible for eight managers and approximately sixty+ external wholesalers. In addition, Mr. MacGillivray is responsible for the sales and marketing of all Realty Capital Securities’ distributed and sponsored investment programs. He is also responsible for supervising approximately 40 internal wholesalers with offices in New York, Boston, Irvine, Dallas, Las Vegas, and Scottsdale. Under Mr. MacGillivray’s leadership a new business development team and a focused webinar campaign have been initiated. 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.

Richard Arnitz
Executive Director
Realty Capital Securities

Mr. Richard Arnitz joined Realty Capital Securities as Executive Director in January 2012. In his role, Mr. Arnitz is responsible for the company's product management initiatives. Mr. Arnitz has 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. For the four years prior to joining the RCS team, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Grubb & Ellis Capital Corporation, and Grubb & Ellis Securities. Mr. Arnitz was also previously President of Cole Capital Markets. In addition, over a 15-year period beginning in 1988, Mr. Arnitz held several positions on both the broker dealer and product manufacturing sides of American International Group.

Steve Rokoszewski
Executive Vice President
Realty Capital Securities

Mr. Rokoszewski joined Realty Capital Securities in March of 2009 and is responsible for the hiring, training and the ongoing management of all the Realty Capital Securities Internal Wholesalers. In addition, Mr. Rokoszewski oversees Realty Capital Securities New Business Development group. Mr. Rokoszewski has over 14 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 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.

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 Northeast Division
Realty Capital Securities

Focusing on the Northeast Division, Mr. Kirby Noel is responsible for managing the external wholesalers along the Northeast. This includes developing and implementing sales strategies, coordinating marketing and sales efforts, and increasing the number of selling agreements with retail broker-dealers. Mr. Noel brings over 17 years of experience to Realty Capital Securities. Most recently, Mr. Noel served as National Sales Manager at AXA Distributors, where he managed 4 division sales managers and 52 wholesalers at the peak in 2008 while being responsible for over $9.5 billion in sales over a three and half year period. Additionally, he has worked for Lincoln Financial Distributors, AIG/Sun America and Wood Logan Distributors in manager and wholesaler roles. Mr. Noel earned a Bachelor of American Studies from Tufts University, where he played varsity ice hockey, and holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 24, 26 and 63 licenses. He has received several top sales awards as an external wholesaler throughout his career.

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 is a featured speaker at numerous industry and educational conferences. He has extensive experience in the Institutional, Broker Dealer and RIA markets. Additionally, Mr. Williams brings more than 22 years of experience to Realty Capital Securities. Most recently, Steve was a Senior Vcie President at a top tier Real Estate Company. Mr. Williams also 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, 63 and 24 licenses.

Becky Kangrga
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.