Damian Gancman oversees the operations of Cityview and its investments while supporting the strategic growth of its finance, acquisition, asset management and property management functions. An 18-year veteran of the firm, Damian is also a partner at Cityview and a member of its investment committee. As CFO, he helped build out Cityview’s best-in-class finance department, including the implementation of strategic process, accounting, reporting and technology improvements that enhance the investor experience.

In addition to his role at Cityview, Damian is a guest lecturer for the University of Southern California’s Master of Real Estate Development program and is a key contributor to the Cityview Leadership Academy. Damian earned a master’s degree in real estate development from the University of Southern California and a dual bachelor’s degree in business administration and psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Fiona Ma, CPA is California’s 34th State

Treasurer. She was first elected on November

6, 2018, with more votes (7,825,587) than any

other candidate for treasurer in the state's

history and reelected on November 8, 2022.

She is the first woman of color and the first

woman Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

elected to the position. The State Treasurer’s

Office was created in the California

Constitution in 1849. It provides financing for

schools, roads, housing, recycling and waste

management, hospitals, public facilities, and

other crucial infrastructure projects that

better the lives of residents. California is the

world’s fourth-largest economy and Treasurer

Ma is the state’s primary banker. Presently,

her office processes about $3 trillion in

banking transactions a year. She provides

transparency and oversight for the

government’s investment portfolio and

accounts, as well as for the state’s surplus

funds. Treasurer Ma oversees an investment

portfolio that averages about $165 billion—a

portion of which is beneficially owned by

more than 2,300 local governments in

California. She serves as agent of sale for all

State bonds and is trustee of billions of dollars

of state indebtedness.

Rob serves as Managing Director of Commercial Real Estate at Revitate. Robert has over 30 years of real estate experience,

having led more than $25 billion of acquisitions, developments, and financings for multifamily, office, industrial, retail, resort,

self-storage, and residential land developments, including sports-anchored real estate developments.

In his role at Revitate and in his prior experience, Rob has been active in structuring and managing a wide range of

Opportunity Zone investment vehicles since 2019. He has been a featured speaker on Opportunity Zones at national

conferences and has met with OZ policymakers in Congress and the administration to discuss further enhancements to the

program.

Prior to Revitate, Rob was Chief Investment Officer at Platinum Storage, where he co-founded an Opportunity Zone fund and

led QOZ investment activities. His leadership roles included acquisitions, development, equity and debt financing, and asset

management.

Robert previously spent 18 years at the Irvine Company, rising to the role of Deputy Chief Investment Officer. The Irvine

Company is one of the largest property owners in the United States, with a 129 million square foot investment portfolio that

includes 65,000 apartment homes, more than 590 office buildings, 40 retail centers, and 9 hospitality properties. The company

master-planned and built the City of Irvine, which has a population of over 300,000 residents.

Prior to joining the Irvine Company, Robert was an investment banker with J.P. Morgan and Bank of America. Rob earned his

bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley and his master’s degree at Harvard University.

Mr. Paul Daneshrad is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of StarPoint Properties, a

private real estate investment firm, specializing in both commercial and multi-family

properties. The firm’s expertise and niche is acquiring under-valued and mismanaged

assets and dramatically increasing the value of these properties through repositioning,

strategic leasing, rehabilitation and professional management.

Mr. Daneshrad’s experience in the real estate field has been broad and deep, having

been involved in the development, management and ownership of real estate since

1990. After graduating from California State University Northridge, Mr. Daneshrad

founded StarPoint Properties, growing the company steadily over the years to include

large apartment complexes, retail centers and office buildings as well as establishing a

fully integrated property management division. Since its inception, StarPoint has

acquired over 8,000 apartment units and 2.5 million square feet of commercial

properties, totaling in excess of $1 billion worth of real estate. The company currently

has a portfolio of approximately 2,800 apartment units and 2 million square feet of

commercial properties.

StarPoint was built on the foundation that property operations, management and a

proprietary, disciplined acquisition strategy are the core competency of the business

and Mr. Daneshrad has built a vertical firm whose management and departments excel

at real estate execution. This is best exemplified by the firm’s track record and historical

performance, which is 3rd party reviewed and published, delivering investors returns

that far exceed most industry averages and alternate investment strategies.

Mr. Daneshrad is considered an expert in the real estate investment community. He

speaks at national conferences, is frequently quoted by and has written articles for

several real estate publications including: Net Lease Forum, Multi-Family Executive,

California Real Estate Journal, Multi-Housing News, National Real Estate Investor, Real

Estate Southern California, and Commercial Property

Alice Chen serves as a Vice President of Portfolio Oversight at CIM Group, where she focuses on advancing the firm’s Opportunity Zone strategy. She plays a central role in overseeing investment performance across each deal’s lifecycle, executing asset-level business plans, and driving portfolio diversification. She is actively involved in shaping key decisions related to liquidity, capital deployment, and asset positioning. She is particularly focused on leveraging the extended, evergreen nature of the Opportunity Zone program to align long-term value creation with investor interests.

Prior to CIM Group, Alice served as a Senior Associate at Gaw Capital USA, where she focused on real estate investments and asset management across major U.S. markets. During this time, she further developed her expertise in navigating complex market dynamics and executing value-driven investment strategies. Earlier in her career, she gained foundational development experience at Shui On Land, one of China’s premier developers of large-scale, master-planned communities. There, she contributed to the planning and execution of transformative mixed-use projects that combined residential, retail, office, and cultural components. This early exposure to large-scale urban redevelopment helped shape her holistic understanding of real estate value creation—from concept through execution and long-term operation.

Alice holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development (MSRED) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.