Eric Newman, CPA, CGMA – Treasury Manager with the City of Stamford, Connecticut. Eric is responsible for treasury, investment management, pension fund administration and accounting. He participates in the management of the City’s Public Private Partnership portfolio. The portfolio includes a highly leveraged Real Estate Qualified Active Low-Income Community Business Partnership (QALICB) that monetarized IRC §47 Federal Historical Tax Credits and §45D New Markets Tax Credits and several Tax Increment Financing (TIF) redevelopment, infrastructure, and improvement projects. Eric is serves as a Trustee on the Classified Employees Retirement Fund Board, Other Post-Employment Benefit (OPEB) Board, Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Board and is a member of the City’s Investment Advisory Committee, Eric is a Trustee on the Town of Fairfield, Connecticut Employee Retirement Board and Joint Retirement Investment Board. Prior to entering government finance, Eric held finance positions at Royal Bank of Scotland, IBM Global Financing, Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder, Price Waterhouse and Soros Fund Management. He served as the Treasurer for thirty-seven special purpose funding entities, a member of the NYSSCPA Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee and NYSSCPA Investment Management Committee. Eric received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Adelphi University; Certificate in Investment Banking from New York University; and is currently pursuing his M.B.A. in Finance from Sacred Heart University. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).
This panel brings together leading investment professionals to discuss Real Estate investment opportunities, particularly for direct lending. Join us to learn more about the condition of the Real Estate investment market, the role of direct lending, investment considerations, credit risk, and Real Estate investment during uncertain times.
Speakers: Eduardo Alves, Nick Eskandari, Rob Jafek, and Eric Newman
Stamford is Connecticut has a population of over 129,000. Stamford has an impressive number of corporate headquarters, three of which are Fortune 500 companies, and eight are Fortune 1000. Stamford is a city rich in cultural diversity that features a rapidly growing tech startup community, a strong healthcare system, top-tier schools, an unemployment rate well below the federal and state level, and residential options for all ages and income levels. Stamford has one of the lowest median ages in Connecticut at 36.