Team

Ryan R. Cahalan

Partner

Ryan R. Cahalan is a co-founding Partner at ARTISAN with more than 20 years experience in virtually every facet of real estate investment.  After starting his career in 2000 with HFF in Los Angeles Ryan joined PPM America as a loan originator and facilitated $500,000,000 in debt production for commercial real estate investments.  Ryan then joined Levin Realty Advisors and helped build a $600,000,000 in multi-family real portfolio on behalf of LRA’s primary capital partner, Walton Street Capital.  After LRA Ryan joined Oak Grove Capital (now JLL) where he arranged debt and equity financing for more than $250,000,000 in multi-family transactions.

Ryan started acquiring small cap multi-family assets in Chicago in 2009 on behalf of his own account and outside investors.  After studying secondary and tertiary markets in the Midwest for several years he acquired nearly 1,000 apartment units in 2016-2017, which were used to seed ARTISAN in its official formation at the end of 2017

Ryan holds a BA from the University of Northern Iowa with a focus on Finance/Economics and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin with an emphasis on Real Estate/Entrepreneurship. 

phone: 310.418.2192
email: ryan@artisancapitalgroup.com

Michael G. Perry

Partner

Michael G. Perry is a co-founding Partner at ARTISAN with over 25 years of multi-family investment experience with a professional focus on asset management, corporate operations, investor relations and accounting.  Mike began his career at Laramar Group and has also worked with Concert Realty Partners, Levin Realty Advisors (now Magellan Investment Partners) and Orion Residential prior to co-founding ARTISAN.  Throughout Mike’s career, he has provided various levels of asset management to over $2.5B of real estate, encompassing more than 180 individual investments and 45,000 units.

At ARTISAN, Mike is responsible for all company operations.  In this role he assists and directs Asset Management services as well as overseeing day-to-day company operations.  Mike is also a member of the ARTISAN’s investment committee and is integral in the onboarding of new investments. 

Mike attended St. Norbert College and earned a BA in Business Administration. 

phone: 312.285.6335
email: mike@artisancapitalgroup.com

Sean P. Fogarty

Partner

Sean P. Fogarty is a Partner at ARTISAN with over 30 years of commercial/multi-housing real estate experience, including brokerage, acquisitions, dispositions, development joint ventures, pension fund advisory and asset management.  Since 2001 Sean has specialized in the multi-housing sector and joined ARTISAN in 2019 following a 15-year career at HFF where he led the Chicago multi-housing investment sales team and completed $20+ billion of transactions throughout the Midwest.

Preceding his tenure at HFF, Sean worked for Equity Residential where he executed over $3.5 billion of multi-housing transactions.  Prior to Equity Residential, Mr. Fogarty was employed by Cornerstone Advisers/Oryx Capital and AmerUS Properties. During his time at Cornerstone/Oryx, Sean was responsible for real estate acquisitions and asset management for its client, the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust.

Sean graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in Finance and he earned an MBA from Drake University.

phone: 312.622.5401
email: sean@artisancapitalgroup.com

Whit W. Annibali

Senior Vice President – Acquisitions

Whit Annibali joined ARTISAN Capital Group in December of 2018 and has over 20 years of real estate investment experience in multiple asset classes including Multi-Family, Office, Industrial and Retail.  Prior to joining ARTISAN, Whit worked for JVM Realty Corporation where he ran the acquisitions and dispositions team.  While with JVM he oversaw the acquisition of 3,800 multi-Family units valued at more than $600M and the sale of 5,200 units valued at $270M.  Prior to JVM, Whit spent 11 years with Duke Realty Corporation where he led the sale of over 17 million square feet of Office, Industrial and Retail properties with aggregate gross sales proceeds in excess of $1.3 billion.

Whit is responsible for sourcing new market-rate apartment investments, identifying new markets, underwriting and due diligence as well as assisting asset management in meeting proforma targets on a go-forward basis.

Whit received his BS in Business Administration from Northeastern University in Boston and his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. 

phone: 847.770.0748
email: whit@artisancapitalgroup.com

Daniel M. Barger

Asset Manager

Daniel Barger joined ARTISAN Capital Group in September of 2020 and works closely with the asset management team to monitor and enhance asset performance.  Prior to ARTISAN, Daniel worked for Greystone as an investment sales analyst and a licensed real estate broker where he underwrote $250+ million worth of multifamily assets. Preceding that role, he was a property manager at 33 Realty and oversaw a portfolio of apartment buildings in Chicago.

Daniel earned his BA from Loyola University Chicago while leading the first student-run guesthouse hotel in the nation.

phone: 314.803.8687
email: daniel@artisancapitalgroup.com

Jake H. Gantz

Asset Manager

Jake Gantz joined ARTISAN Capital Group in June of 2021 and brings more than 10 years of commercial real estate and asset management experience. Jake has a strong background in asset management, construction oversight, investment acquisitions, property management, due diligence, and sourcing investment opportunities.  Prior to joining ARTISAN, Jake was with VennPoint Real Estate, a boutique, multifamily investment firm where he managed a national portfolio of apartments concentrated in the Midwest. Before VennPoint, Jake was with Metropolitan Capital, a small commercial and investment bank where he led asset operations and originated more than $15 million in commercial real estate loans.

Jake received his BA degree from Emory University in Atlanta, GA.

phone: 312.375.8658
email: jake@artisancapitalgroup.com

Tiffany L. Harper

In-house Counsel

Tiffany L. Harper joined ARTISAN Capital Group in February 2020 and has over 18 years of transactional real estate and corporate law experience representing developers, property managers, landlords and tenants.  Most recently, Tiffany spent 13 years as in-house counsel working for Magellan Development Group in Chicago wherein, she represented Magellan affiliates in land acquisitions, construction financing, the leasing of commercial retail space, and the sale of mixed-use buildings across the country.

Tiffany is responsible for negotiating purchase and sale agreements, financing new purchases, refinancing existing assets, and advising ARTISAN on legal matters related to daily operations.

Tiffany received her BS from Florida State University and her JD and MBA from Stetson University.

phone: 312.545.5024
email: tiffany@artisancapitalgroup.com

Marcus P. Kjeldsen

Vice President – Asset Management

Marcus joined ARTISAN Capital Group (ACG) in 2018 and brings 18 years of real estate investment experience to the team.  Marcus has a strong background in asset management, investment acquisitions, due diligence, and construction management - for multi-family and commercial properties.  Prior to joining ARTISAN Marcus was a Corporate Supervisor for Hy-Vee Inc., the dominant retail grocery chain through the state of Iowa. 

Marcus is responsible for leading the asset management department where he focuses on investment financial management, and strategic planning for existing and newly acquired assets.  In addition, he maximizes asset value through creating and executing operational and capital expenditure plans.

Marcus received his B.A. degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 2005. 

phone: 319.610.2492
email: marcus@artisancapitalgroup.com

Gregory A. Marx

Executive Vice President – Student Housing Investments

Greg Marx joined ARTISAN Capital Group in April of 2019 to build out the firm’s student housing investment platform.  Greg brings over 10 years of real estate investment and most notably he has completed over $2 billion in student housing transactions throughout his career.  Before joining ARTISAN Capital Group, Greg co-founded XFD Real Estate Partners, a private equity owner-operator focused exclusively on the investment, development, and management of student housing assets.  Prior to XFD, Greg co-led acquisitions at The Scion Group, the largest private equity owner-operator of student housing assets in the country.  Greg started his career at MSCI Inc., an investment research firm that provides global equity and real estate indices, portfolio risk and performance analytics, and governance tools to institutional assset managers, asset owners, broker-dealers, and hedge funds.  

Greg has a strong background in sourcing off-market deals, negotiating purchase and sale agreements, sourcing and negotiating joint venture and preferred equity, facilitating senior and bridge debt financing, as well as asset management functions.

Greg graduated from Missouri State University where he received a BS in Accountancy and is a CFA Level II Candidate.

phone: 312.632.0424
email: greg@artisancapitalgroup.com

Ian J. Morris

Analyst - Acquisitions

Ian Morris joined ARTISAN Capital Group in May 2021 as an Acquisitions Analyst. Prior to ARTISAN, Ian spent two years at JLL as Valuation Analyst, where he completed appraisals for 150 properties in 32 states with an aggregate value of $3.8 billion. Ian primarily focused on multifamily assets in this role, but also gained exposure to office, retail, mixed-use, industrial, and land properties. Ian previously held internships in multifamily acquisitions, office leasing, and mortgage banking, and brings a wide range of experience to the acquisitions team. At ARTISAN, Ian is responsible for underwriting new deals and managing the firm’s acquisition pipeline.

Ian earned a BS in Finance and Economics from Oklahoma State University and an MS in Finance from Vanderbilt University.

phone: 408.808.4135
email: ian@artisancapitalgroup.com

Jacqueline N. Stefaniak

Corporate Accountant

Jacqueline N. Stefaniak joined ARTISAN Capital Group in February of 2022 and brings more than 12 years of commercial real estate and property accounting experience. Jacqueline has a strong background in accounting, including experience with office assets, residential properties and retail investments.  Prior to joining ARTISAN, Jacqueline was with Desmond & Ahern where she was responsible for monthly financial reporting on 40 plus multi-family residential buildings.  Before Desmond, Jacqueline was Property Accountant at Vanderbilt Office Properties, her portfolio included multiple high density office assets in St. Louis & Nashville.  She has also worked at Cushman & Wakefield, and General Growth Properties as an Accountant.

Jacqueline received her BA degree from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI

phone: 708.253.3968
email: jackie@artisancapitalgroup.com

Alison “Ali” M. Zirbel

Construction Manager

Ali Zirbel joined ARTISAN Capital Group in December of 2019 and brings a wide range of project oversight, renovation, development, legal and management experience to the table.  She also has 10+ years of experience in interior design. 

Ali’s responsibilities for ARTISAN include construction management, project management, and design.  Her unique combination of previous professional experience help streamline projects that require the eye of a designer as well as the organizational skills of a manager.  She provides “boots on the ground” oversight and works directly with property management teams and vendors to optimize operations and expedite capital and renovation projects.

Ali received her BA from the University of Northern Iowa. 

phone: 515.494.4874
email: ali@artisancapitalgroup.com