Mr. Bus has 18 years experience in residential and commercial development and acquisitions, with 10+ years experience in student housing and university-related real estate. He was formerly Senior Vice President of Acquisitions & Development for CA Ventures (formerly Campus Acquistions, nka CA Student Living) and originated/sourced, acquired, structured, entitled, and/or ran pre-con and construction management for over $500MM in student housing projects. Continue reading Stephen Bus →

Mr. Bakaya has over 20 years of experience in real estate. Prior to joining Up Campus and forming Thesis Living, Nishant was Chief Investment Officer at CA Ventures – where he oversaw over $10 billion of real estate investments across asset classes partnering with institutional investors including Quadreal, Goldman Sachs, DWS, Mitsubishi and Prudential. Prior to CA Ventures, Nishant was Co-Head of Evercore’s (NYSE:EVR) Real Estate Private Capital Group. Prior to that he had roles at UBS and JPMorgan. Nishant has an MBA(hons) from the University of Chicago – Booth School of Business and a BA in Economics from Franklin & Marshall College.

Mr. McPartlin handles asset management for value-add acquisitions and new development projects for Up Campus. He managed the turn-around efforts for a 400-unit portfolio of affordable multi-family properties, including rebranding, renovations, capital improvements, sub-contract management, GSA refinance, and investor reporting. He has deep experience in modular furniture solutions for both rental apartments and office users through many years with a large office furniture distributor and constructed over $50MM of semi-custom single family homes. Chris has BA in Liberal Arts & Sciences from the University of Illinois.

Mr. Dies leads the acquisition and underwriting for new student housing, multifamily, and mixed-use development opportunities for Up Campus.  Prior to Up Campus, David was Vice President at Newcastle Limited (2012-2018) where he facilitated the acquisition, redevelopment and development of over $350 million in multifamily, retail and mixed-use properties (600+ apartment units and 250,000+ square feet of retail) in downtown Chicago. Prior to Newcastle Limited, David worked at Hometown America (2008 2011) where he facilitated the acquisition and financing of manufactured housing communities ($234 million total investment) in over 20 states. David has a BA in Business Economics from Brown University.

Mr. Garrity handles accounting, bookkeeping and investor reporting for Up Campus. He had 5 years of experience in a role as accounting manager prior to joining Up Campus. He was formerly accounting Manager of a long-term care pharmacy in Skokie, IL. There he managed a staff while maintaining the integrity of the financials produced by establishing P&Ps that reduced internal control risk and aligned with company goals. Additionally, he assisted in key FP&A projects of the organization. Ryan has a B.A. in Economics from Northeastern Illinois University.