As the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Cheerleader of the Alpha Team, Jide is responsible for strategic direction and finance for Alpha Capital Partners. Jide has over 13 years of experience in commercial real estate due diligence, finance, and asset management.
Before founding Alpha Capital Partners, Jide was the Executive Vice President at Rice Energy Inc., a publicly-traded energy firm, where he was responsible for asset management and operations. He has three oil and gas patents and was involved in over $2.5 billion of debt and equity financing for various projects.
Jide received his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering & Finance from the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Oklahoma Christian University. He’s a big Sooner football fan and enjoys spending time with his family as well as traveling to experience and learn about new cultures.
Brandon serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Alpha Capital Partners. He is responsible for long-term strategy development, operational planning, and leading day-to-day operations of the organization to ensure the success of Alpha’s operational and investment goals. He also serves as a member of the Investment Committee. Brandon has over 20 years of finance, real estate, and planning experience, including 13 years with real estate investment firms.
Most recently, he served as Vice President Financial Planning and Strategy, leading Corporate Development and Corporate Real Estate with Altisource, a tech-enabled global service provider to Mortgage and Real Estate markets. Prior to Altisource, he served in various roles as Head of Real Estate Research, Asset Manager, and Fund Controller for Jamestown LP, a leading vertically integrated real estate investment firm and operator with approximately $10 billion in assets under management.
Lawunmi is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Alpha Capital Partners. She is responsible for business administration and treasury management at Alpha Capital Partners. Prior to her current role, she was the Director of Accounting and Asset Management. Lawunmi has over ten years of real estate management, accounting, and business management experience. In her previous roles, Lawunmi served as the Chief Financial Officer of Cornerstone Metals Inc. and a bank manager at Midfirst Bank. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Oklahoma State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Oklahoma Christian University.
As Chief Information Officer of Alpha Capital Partners, Yemi is responsible for the strategic development and scaling of Alpha Power Platform (APP) and Technology Operations. Prior to joining Alpha, Yemi was an Executive Director at Checkout, the startup business division of The NPD Group, where he was the department leader responsible for Product Management and Quality. Yemi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Security Systems from Farmingdale State University and also a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from PMI Institute.
James A. Baldwin comes to Alpha Capital Partners with more than 25 years in corporate law. He has garnered practical experience and expertise in various corporate matters such as mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, securities, fund formation and governance, international transactions, joint ventures, and bank finance.
Before moving back to Pittsburgh, James practiced in Washington DC, concentrating on leveraged buyouts, debt transactions, formation and regulatory compliance of investment funds including Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), Business Development Corporations (BDCs), and EB-5 Foreign Investor Visa investments. Before joining the Alpha team, James was the General Counsel at Capital Foundry LLC.
James earned his Bachelor of Science degree in finance at Villanova University and was also a member of the Honors Program. He earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. James enjoys spending time with his wife and daughter and loves hiking, biking, traveling, cooking, and cheering on the Villanova Wildcats basketball team.
Courtney serves as the Managing Director of Human Capital. Courtney has over 12 years of Human Resources experience in multiple different industries, including retail, manufacturing, and oil and gas. During her tenure, she focused her time on becoming an innovative, strategic HR Business Partner by creating, implementing, and managing HR strategies, services, and programs to support organizational goals. Courtney’s most recent experience includes time at Rice Energy and Forms+Surfaces.
Courtney earned a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master’s degree in Leadership and Employee Relations from Robert Morris University.
As the Managing Director of Marketing at Alpha Capital Partners, Lola is responsible for developing and managing Alpha’s multiple brands, corporate and property marketing strategies, and public relations for the firm.
Lola, a former process engineer in the consumer packaged goods industry, brings her extensive consumer-centric background to the Alpha Marketing team. She has worked at General Mills and led numerous cross-functional projects focused on consumer insights, cost-saving initiatives, and packaging development on iconic brands such as Betty Crocker, Yoplait, and Cascadian Farm. She also worked at Wholesome as the New Product Development Manager, where she led new product development and packaging sustainability initiatives.
Lola graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Chemical Engineering and has an MBA from the University of Houston.
Joseph joined Alpha Capital Partners as the Managing Director of Development in 2022. His primary responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of ground-up development, from site selection to handing the keys to property management, thereby transforming a potential opportunity into efficiently operating multi-family communities and investments.
Before joining Alpha Capital Partners, Joseph ran his own venture, GensEdifice, a commercial real estate, and construction management company. While most of Joseph’s work has been in ground-up development projects, he has nearly 25 years of experience in various product types and businesses within the construction and real estate industry. While his projects have been primarily concentrated in Pittsburgh of late, he has significant stints and professional networks in metro Atlanta and Florida.
He earned his degrees from the University of Florida (College of Design, Planning, and Construction) and Georgia State University (MBA). When away from the office, Joseph prioritizes spending time with his wife and four children and being actively involved in giving back to his community and church.
Marc serves as a Managing Director of Capital Markets and Strategy at Alpha Capital Partners overseeing capital markets, investor relations, and corporate development. He is also a member of Alpha’s Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Alpha, Marc held a variety of positions at Jefferies and BlackRock over a 13-year period. As a Senior Vice President within the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Jefferies, he marketed and executed a broad range of transactions, including over $4 billion in advisory assignments and $23 billion in capital markets transactions. Prior to Jefferies, Marc was a Vice President at BlackRock on an advisory team responsible for underwriting, risk assessment, and asset management functions involving over $150 billion in commercial real estate investments.
Marc received his Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Management from the University of North Carolina, Wilmington.
As Alpha’s Controller, Dennis is responsible for all accounting, financial reporting, lender compliance, audit, tax, and financial controls. Dennis has over 15 years of experience as Controller and CFO of a privately held manufacturing company, where he was responsible for financial reporting, accounting, treasury, tax compliance, and risk management. He also has eight years of public accounting experience, including auditing, and business and personal taxation. Dennis earned a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Penn State University and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1998.
JP Morgan, P.E. is the Director of Construction Management and a licensed Professional Engineer. He is responsible for pre-construction, construction management, and design-build projects for Alpha Capital Partners. JP joined Alpha in 2021 and brings over 25 years of experience in project management, acquisitions, entitlement, construction, and development.
Starting as a project manager, JP advanced through various construction management roles throughout his career, spanning multiple facets of real estate development. Before joining Alpha, JP served as a Senior Project Manager for Oxford Development. Prior to Oxford Development, JP was a Senior Real Estate Development Manager with Horizon Properties Group and oversaw the development of 8 new hotels around the Pittsburgh region.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Penn State and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering – Construction Management from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. JP enjoys the outdoors, including skiing and mountain biking and spending time with his wife and two sons in his free time.
Mark brings over ten years of facility management to the Alpha team. He works closely with the property and maintenance managers providing technical assistance as well as oversight of capital projects. Mark is a certified construction inspector. Before joining Alpha, Mark spent most of his career in the oil and gas industry and was the Facilities Construction Manager at Rice Energy. Mark enjoys quality time with his family and two dogs, traveling, and outdoor activities.
With a centralized focus on middle-market private equity, we work hard to attract the best deals, maintain a stellar portfolio, partner with other like-minded individuals and companies, and strive to create a healthy work environment for team members. Interested in becoming a part of the Alpha Capital Partners team? Visit our Careers page.
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