​​Jerry B. Bias (Chief Investment Officer)

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Jerry has been a personal and professional real estate investor for over 30 years.  A native of West Baltimore, Bias started his career as a financial analyst in real estate investment banking for Merrill Lynch.  Jerry was also a Managing Director of High Yield Trading for JP Morgan Chase.  He developed a 125-acre farm property into an award-winning boutique winery (Wisdom Oak Winery).  He has led projects surrounding student housing, retail multifamily, master limited partnerships and securitization through the creation of real estate investment trusts.  Jerry was a 25-year veteran of Wall Street with career experience spanning from real estate investment banking, high yield / distressed trading, capital structure arbitrage and fund development.  Bias was a Partner at Och Ziff Freidheim and a Co-Founder of Cyrus Capital Partners.  He was Head of Global Trading for the $5B (AUM) credit and private equity fund.  Bias was formerly a Board Member of the University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO) and an appointed member of the Board of Visitors for Virginia State University.  He was also a former Board of Trustees member at McDonogh School. Bias holds a B.A degree in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia.