Our multi-disciplinary team works in radical collaboration with our portfolio companies, strategic partners, and each other.

Elise Szwajkowski is the Chief Marketing Officer at Fifth Wall, where she leads the firm’s global marketing, communications, and investor relations strategy. She oversees brand, PR, and external communications, drives internal messaging, and supports Fifth Wall’s engagement with its 110+ strategic LPs and ~160 portfolio companies across the real estate and technology ecosystem.

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Elise also serves as a Senior Advisor to Roam, guiding the company’s communications strategy as it scales the assumable-mortgage category, and represents Fifth Wall on the board of Runwise, the leading platform for AI-powered smart-building operations.

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Prior to Fifth Wall, Elise was Vice President at Marino, where she launched and led the agency’s PropTech practice. In that role, she helped early-stage real estate technology companies scale through integrated marketing and communications programs focused on revenue growth, enterprise adoption, and long-term milestones such as category leadership and exit or IPO. She also led communications for major owner-operators and legacy real estate institutions.

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Earlier in her career, Elise held senior roles at Akrete, Brandstyle Communications, and Steinreich Communications, where she developed and executed high-impact strategies for clients across real estate, technology, finance, lifestyle, and emerging sectors including robotics.

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Elise graduated summa cum laude from George Washington University with a degree in Communications. She is based in New York City.

Alec Morgan is an Vice President on the Climate Technology Investment team at Fifth Wall, where he focuses on thematic work and deal execution.

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Previously, Alec focused on strategic partnerships and Fifth Wall's Capital Markets strategy. He started his career in investment banking at UBS in the Real Estate, Lodging & Leisure group.

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Alec was born in San Diego, California and currently lives in Manhattan. He graduated from Tufts University with a degree in Economics.

Alok Sindher is a Venture Partner at Fifth Wall.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Sindher served as a Partner at The D.E. Shaw Group's renewable energy and infrastructure platform. He also previously worked for J.P. Morgan's Energy Investment Banking group. He currently serves as an Advisor to The Department of Defense's energy transition and decarbonization efforts at the TomKat Center, a part of the Doerr School of Sustainability at Stanford University.

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Sindher is based out of San Francisco. He is a Computer Science and Economics graduate of Stanford and holds an MBA from The Wharton School.

Anastasia is a Partner at Fifth Wall, where she focuses on deal sourcing, due diligence, and deal execution.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Anastasia was a venture investor at Standard Investments, focusing on early and growth stage industrial technology companies. Anastasia began her career at SunPower, where she led many of the company’s project finance transactions.

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Anastasia was born in St Petersburg, Russia and currently lives in New York City. She graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in International Business, and also completed a dual diploma program at NEOMA Reims Management School in France. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School.

Brad Greiwe is Co-Founder & Chairman at Fifth Wall, where he contributes to the Firm’s strategic vision as well as drives thought-leadership and business discussions with strategic LPs. In addition to his role at Fifth Wall, Brad serves as Chief Executive Officer of Quarterra. He began advising the Single-Family Rental Group—a subsidiary of Lennar, one of Fifth Wall’s long-standing LPs—in 2023 through an advisory engagement facilitated by Fifth Wall.

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Prior to starting Fifth Wall, Brad co-founded Invitation Homes (NYSE: INVH), a multi-billion dollar owner and operator of single-family rental properties originally backed by The Blackstone Group. As CTO, he positioned Invitation Homes as the dominant technology-forward brand in the single-family rental category, developing a proprietary technology stack to support the valuation, acquisition, rehabilitation, leasing, and professional management of over 80,000 homes in 17 major markets, serving 120,000 residents across the U.S.

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Brad started his career in investment banking at UBS in the real estate, lodging, and leisure group, where he tallied over $33 billion of M&A advisory work and $1 billion of debt and equity financing, including the sale of Hilton Hotels to The Blackstone Group for $26 billion—the largest hotel privatization in history. He then worked in real estate private equity at Tishman Speyer and Starwood Capital, where he executed over $30 billion of acquisitions, debt financing, and development projects.

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Brad is originally from Cincinnati, lives in San Francisco, and graduated from Harvard University, where he received his BA in economics.

Brendan Wallace is Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer of Fifth Wall.

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Prior to starting Fifth Wall, Brendan co-founded Identified, a workforce optimization data and analytics company that raised $33 million of venture funding and was acquired by Workday (NYSE: WKDY) in 2014. He also co-founded Cabify, the largest ridesharing service in Latin America, and has been an active investor, leading more than 60 angel investments.

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Brendan started his career at Goldman Sachs in the real estate, hospitality, and gaming group before joining The Blackstone Group’s real estate private equity practice.

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Brendan splits his time between New York City, Park City, and London. He graduated from Princeton University, where he received his BA in political science and economics. He received his MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Cherie Poon is an Vice President at Fifth Wall where she focuses on company underwriting, due diligence, and deal execution in EMEA.

Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Cherie worked as an investment banking associate at Citigroup in the Consumer & Retail team . While at Citi, she advised companies on M&As as well as public and private capital raises.

Cherie was born in Hong Kong and currently lives in London. She graduated from King's College London and Imperial College Business School, where she received a Law LLB degree and MSc Management respectively.

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Dan Wenhold is a Partner at Fifth Wall—the largest investment firm focused on technology for the built environment—where he leads the firm's early-stage investments. As one of Fifth Wall's earliest partners, Dan helped shape the firm's investment strategy and has played a key role in building its portfolio. He currently leads the firm's investments in Neighbor, Fractional, Neighbor, Fractional, Wander, Belong, Higharc, Pacaso, Pulley, and other portfolio companies.

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Before joining Fifth Wall, Dan was the first employee and Director of Retail at The Black Tux, and previously a growth equity investor at Battery Ventures. He began his career as a financial analyst at Robert W. Baird.

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Dan earned his degree in Finance from the University of Illinois. Originally from Chicago, he was born in Philadelphia and now lives in Los Angeles.

Duncan Moore is a Vice President on the Investment team at Fifth Wall, the largest asset manager investing at the intersection of real estate and technology. At Fifth Wall, his responsibilities include new deal sourcing and execution, as well as collaborating closely with the Firm's 110+ strategic partners to assess new technologies and find high-impact startups that drive business value across the built world.

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Before joining Fifth Wall, Duncan began his career in investment banking at UBS, where he was part of the Real Estate Group. There, Duncan advised leading real estate and PropTech clients on M&A, as well as public and private capital raises. Originally from Albany, Georgia, Duncan currently lives in New York City. He holds a B.S from Yale University.

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Dylan Emmett is a Partner on the LP Coverage & Capital Markets team at Fifth Wall, where he drives innovation and value creation for our corporate partners.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Dylan was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey, where he drove impactful marketing and sales transformation initiatives for Fortune 500 companies. Dylan also previously led pricing and M&A efforts at Edcon, the largest apparel retailer in southern Africa.

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Dylan grew up in South Africa and lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two young kids. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Business Science in finance from the University of Cape Town.

Eric Lee is Partner & Chief Financial Officer at Fifth Wall.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Eric was a Vice President at Ares Management, where he oversaw real estate private equity funds' finance and accounting, revenue recognition for the management company's public filing, and played a crucial role in achieving operational excellence across multiple funds. Before Ares Management, he was a Manager at KKR, responsible for the administration of distressed debt funds.

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Eric started his career at GHJ and PwC, auditing non-profits, private businesses, and financial services companies.

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Eric is from the San Francisco Bay Area and currently lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife and daughter. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with a BS in Economics with an emphasis on Accounting.

Fethi Kirdar is an Advisor on the Capital Formation team at Fifth Wall, where he heads the coverage of the Middle East & North Africa.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Fethi was at International Media Investments, an Abu Dhabi based quasi-sovereign media/tech investment firm where he headed finance and investments. Fethi was also Venture Partner in a MENA focused venture capital firm, Iliad Partners, and Senior Advisor for Arthur D. Little’s TMT practice. Fethi also spent a number of years in investment banking at Barclays Capital and Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for financial advisory and capital raising for MENA clients.

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Fethi started his career at Bankers Trust/Deutsche Bank in London in the TMT investment banking team before moving to Dubai in 2002 to help establish a TMT focused private equity fund for the investment office of the then Crown Prince, now Ruler of Dubai.

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Fethi is a dual British/Swiss national of Iraqi origin. He graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he received his BSc in International Economics.

G. M. Nicholas “Magnus” Vik is a Venture Partner at Fifth Wall.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall in March 2020, Magnus was Director of Strategy & Finance and a founding team member at Renew Health, a healthcare startup founded in partnership with Venrock. Previously, he was an early member of the Revenue Strategy team at Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), where he helped scale the company’s advertising business in preparation for the company’s 2017 IPO.

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Magnus started his career at Cambridge Associates, where he advised leading institutions on venture capital and private equity investment strategies, before joining ICONIQ Capital, a multifamily office and investment firm.

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Magnus grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, and Monaco, and currently lives in Los Angeles. He is based in the Firm’s Los Angeles office.

Jon Hong is a Partner at Fifth Wall, where he focuses on growth-stage investments within the Real Estate ecosystem.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Jon was an Investment Director at the SoftBank Vision Fund, investing in and serving on the Boards of companies ranging from gopuff to ShipBob to REEF to Cameo, among others. Before joining SoftBank, Jon was a Vice President at PointState Capital focused on public global technology, media, and telecom (TMT) investments.

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Jon started his career in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in the TMT group before joining Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs covering Communication Services.

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Jon is from Salt Lake City and currently lives in the Bay Area. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, where he received his BA in International Relations from the College of Arts & Sciences and BS in Economics from the Wharton School.

Josh Melnyk is an Associate at Fifth Wall, where he focuses on company sourcing, underwriting, due diligence, and deal execution.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Josh began his career as an investment banking analyst at Citi in the Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging group. While at Citi, he advised real estate private equity firms and other real estate companies on leveraged buyouts, M&A, and equity and debt refinancings.

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Josh was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia, and currently lives in New York. He graduated from Princeton University, where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Research and Financial Engineering.

Ken Lambert is a Vice President of Fund Accounting at Fifth Wall.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Ken was a Senior Finance Manager at Apercen Partners, a high net-worth tax and accounting consulting firm. Before Apercen Partners, he was a Senior Manager at KKR, responsible for the fund administration of private credit funds. Ken started his career at PwC, auditing banking and investment management companies.

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Ken is from Sacramento, California. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a BA in Economics with an emphasis on Accounting.

Lilly Cordover is an Analyst at Fifth Wall where she focuses on M&A and capital markets advisory.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Lilly did investment banking at Union Square Advisors. Lilly was born in Atlanta and currently lives in New York City. She graduated from the University of Virginia, where she received her BS in finance and IT.

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Luke Harris is General Counsel & COO at Fifth Wall.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Luke served as General Counsel at a $5B AUM credit-focused asset manager. Luke also held in-house legal positions at both Morgan Stanley Investment Management and with the Alternative Investments group at UBS Financial Services.

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Previously, Luke was an associate in the Private Funds practice at Weil, Gotshal and Manges. He began his legal career in the Private Funds Group at Proskauer.

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Luke was born in Honolulu and currently lives in New York City. He graduated from Excelsior College with a degree in Liberal Studies and received his JD from Brooklyn Law School.

Mary Hogan Preusse is a Senior Advisor at Fifth Wall, where she focuses on strengthening the firm’s relationships with its corporate real estate investors and with the broader real estate industry. Mary has over thirty years of experience in real estate, investment management, leadership, and strategy. She is the chairman of the board of Digital Realty, the lead independent director of Kimco Realty and serves on the boards of two other public companies: Host Hotels and Resorts and Realty Income.

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Prior to her current work as board director and advisor, Mary served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Americas Real Estate at APG Asset Management US. Prior to joining APG in 2000, Mary spent eight years as a sell side analyst covering the REIT sector, and began her career at Merrill Lynch as an investment banking analyst. In 2015, she was the recipient of NAREIT’s E. Lawrence Miller Industry Achievement Award and currently serves on that organization’s Advisory Board of Governors.

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Mary dedicates a substantial amount of time to promoting diversity on corporate boards and has a particular passion for mentoring recent college graduates and future leaders in real estate and investment management. Mary received a degree in Mathematics from Bowdoin College and has served on the College’s Board of Trustees since 2012.

Miguel Nigorra is a Partner and Head of Europe for Fifth Wall, where he leads the investment activities and all other strategic initiatives for Fifth Wall in Europe.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Miguel worked at McKinsey for over nine years in the Madrid, New York and London offices. As part of the digital practice,he led teams across Europe in numerous real estate engagements. He also was a Business Development & Strategy Manager at Fon Wireless, the largest WiFi network in the world.

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Miguel is from Madrid, and currently lives in London. He received his BA in business administration and finance from Universidad Pontificiade Comillas, ICADE in Madrid, with exchange programs at Fordham University in New York and HEC at the University of Montreal. He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.

Mike Foell is a Senior Finance Manager at Fifth Wall.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Mike was a Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers’s Asset and Wealth Management group where he provided tax compliance and consulting services of start-up to middle-market venture capital, private equity, and real estate funds. Before PwC, Mike managed the taxes of high-net-worth individuals at a small boutique firm in King of Prussia, PA.

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Mike was born in Philadelphia and currently lives in Los Angeles. He graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a degree in accounting and finance and is also a licensed CPA.

Peter Gajdoš is a Partner & Deputy Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager at Fifth Wall where he co-leads the Climate Technology Investment team.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Peter was the Head of Venture Capital at IPM Group and Managing Director and Portfolio Manager at Presidio Partners, where he focused on climate tech and biotech venture and growth investments. Peter has been involved in several public listings including Cnano Technology, Arcadia Biosciences, Auspex Pharmaceuticals, and others.

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Peter started his career at J.P. Morgan's Energy Group in New York before joining Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Green Fund in London.

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Peter is from Slovakia and currently resides in San Francisco. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his BS in Business Administration, and received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a focus on Finance and Entrepreneurial Management.

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Steve is a Principal at Fifth Wall, where he focuses on company underwriting, due diligence, and deal execution.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Steve was a Principal at H.I.G. Capital, where he helped build out the Firm’s minority growth and venture business, and invested in high-growth enterprise SaaS, internet and fintech companies. Prior to H.I.G., Steve was an investor at SoftBank Vision Fund focused on late-stage growth investments in the US and China, and Vector Capital, a technology-focused private equity firm.

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Steve began his career in investment banking at J.P. Morgan where he worked on advisory and capital markets transactions for technology, media, and telecom clients.

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Steve was born in Shanghai, China, grew up in Southwest Michigan, and currently lives in New York. He graduated from MIT, with degrees in Math and Economics.

Virginia Drennen is a Principal, Go-To-Market at Fifth Wall, where she drives value creation opportunities for portfolio companies as they implement go-to-market strategies and engage with the firm's strategic partners.

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Prior to joining Fifth Wall, Virginia began her career at The Blackstone Group, first in the firm’s hedge fund marketing division and subsequently in real estate portfolio management.

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Virginia was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and currently lives in New York City. She graduated from the University of Virginia, where she received her BA in Economics and a minor in Architecture.