Tritower Financial Group Leadership Team
William W. Gribbell
Partner/Chief Executive Officer
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Phone: 781-222-5902
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Tod Brainard
Partner/Chief Investment Officer
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Tod Brainard is a Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Tritower. Mr. Brainard’s responsibilities include evaluating, structuring and implementing all aspects of Tritower’s real estate investment activities. Prior to Tritower and since 2003, Mr. Brainard was a Principal and Partner at Griffith Properties LLC where he initiated and managed the acquisition, financing, redevelopment, leasing and disposition of properties in the firm’s first three funds with properties located in the markets between Boston and Washington DC. Prior to Griffith, Mr. Brainard was a Vice President/Partner in capital raising and acquisitions at Leggat McCall Properties from 1996-2003. Before Leggat, he was a member of the Real Estate Finance Group within Investment Banking at Smith Barney, where he was involved in numerous REIT financings and portfolio asset sales. Mr. Brainard started his career in Real Estate as a commercial real estate broker at Edward S. Gordon Company in New York. Mr. Brainard is a graduate of Tulane University (B.A.) and Columbia Business School (M.B.A.).
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Phone: 781-222-5932
Todd Twombly
Partner/Director of Asset Management
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Todd Twombly is a Partner and Director of Asset Management at Tritower. Mr. Towmbly has direct responsibility for Tritower’s asset management nationwide where he guides the annual business, financial planning, operations, marketing, leasing, capitalization and construction activities. Mr. Twombly works closely with the Director of Acquisitions on new acquisitions assisting in the negotiations, underwriting, due diligence, valuation and closing the acquisition in the Company’s target markets. Upon acquisition, Mr. Twombly has direct responsibility for the execution of the business plan of each acquired asset. Prior to Tritower, Mr. Twombly was a Vice President with Paradigm Properties (2012-2015) where he had responsibility for a portfolio of office and industrial assets in New England and the Mid-Atlantic. As a member of the investment committee, Mr. Twombly worked closely with the CEO and CIO on acquisitions. Mr. Twombly was a principal in Development/Brokerage and Asset Management with the Sovereign Group (2003-2012) and started his career in real estate as a leasing broker with Trammell Crow (1998-2003). Mr. Twombly is a graduate of St. Lawrence University (BA).
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Phone: 781-222-5931
Patrick M. Gorman, Jr.
Partner of Tritower Financial Group, LLC/President of Tritower Real Estate Capital, LLC
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Patrick M. Gorman is a Partner of Tritrower, as well as Chief Executive Officer of Tritower’s affiliate broker-dealer, Tritower Real Estate Capital, LLC. From 2000 through 2011, Mr. Gorman was an Investment Executive at FSP Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Massachusetts-based real estate investment and management firm and publicly-traded REIT (AMEX: FSP). In this capacity, Mr. Gorman was responsible for sourcing and raising over $55 million dollars of investor capital for various investment programs. From 1998 through 2000, he was an Assistant Vice President at Brookwood Securities Partners. Mr. Gorman is a graduate of Salem State University (B.A). Mr. Gorman holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63, 79 and 99 registrations with the Company’s affiliate, Tritower Real Estate Capital, LLC.
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Phone: 781-222-5905
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Adam R. Norris
Partner
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Adam R. Norris is a Partner of Tritower. His responsibilities include evaluating, structuring and implementing Tritower’s various investment programs as well as the direct placement of equity and debt in Tritower-sponsored investment programs. From 1999 through 2011, Mr. Norris was an Investment Executive with FSP Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Massachusetts-based real estate investment and management firm and publicly-traded REIT (AMEX: FSP). In this capacity, Mr. Norris was responsible for sourcing and raising over $150 million dollars of investor capital for various investment programs. From 1997 through 1999, Mr. Norris worked at Pioneer Investments. Mr. Norris is a graduate of Wheaton College, Mass (B.A.). Mr. Norris holds FINRA Series 6, 7, 22, 62, 63 and 79 registrations with the Company’s affiliate, Tritower Real Estate Capital, LLC.
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Phone: 781-222-5903
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Eric W. Nyland
Partner
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Eric W. Nyland is a Partner of Tritower. His responsibilities include evaluating, structuring and implementing Tritower’s various investment programs as well as the direct placement of equity and debt in Tritower-sponsored investment programs. From 1997 through 2011, Mr. Nyland was an Investment Executive with FSP Investments LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Massachusetts-based real estate investment and management firm and publicly-traded REIT (AMEX: FSP). In this capacity, Mr. Nyland was responsible for raising over $150 million dollars of investor capital for sponsored single-asset real estate projects. Mr. Nyland is a graduate of McGill University. Mr. Nyland holds FINRA Series 22, 62, 63 and 79 registrations with the Company’s affiliate, Tritower Real Estate Capital, LLC.
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Phone: 781-222-5904
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Brian Gowdy
Senior Vice President of Finance | Treasurer
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Brian Gowdy serves as the Senior Vice President of Finance & Treasurer at Tritower. Mr. Gowdy’s responsibilities include managing the finances for the Company, its subsidiaries and all underlying real estate assets, underwriting debt and equity financing and overseeing the due diligence and closing processes for real estate acquisitions as well as dispositions. He also manages all accounting, audit and tax functions for the Company and its subsidiaries. Prior to Tritower, Mr. Gowdy worked in the Treasury Office of Suffolk University as an Assistant Director. His responsibilities included performing budget and financial analysis for various academic and administrative departments. Prior to his time at Suffolk University, Mr. Gowdy was an Analyst at BlackRock for multi-family real estate assets located in east coast markets. Mr. Gowdy is a graduate of The College of the Holy Cross (BA, ‘04) and Suffolk University’s Sawyer Business School (MBA, ‘12).
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Phone: 781-222-5926
Melissa Ogden
Senior Vice President of Operations
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Melissa Ogden serves as the Senior Vice President of Operations at Tritower. Ms. Ogden’s responsibilities include assisting the CEO in the oversight of Tritower’s operating business units as well as oversight of the day to day operations of the Company. From 1997 through 2011, Ms. Ogden was a Sales Assistant with FSP Investments, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Franklin Street Properties Corp., a Massachusetts-based real estate investment and management firm and publicly-traded REIT (AMEX: FSP). From 1993 through 1996, Ms. Ogden was a Sales Assistant with Boston Financial Securities. From 1987 through 1993 Ms. Ogden was a Sales Assistant with Winthrop Financial Associates. Ms. Ogden attended Southeastern Massachusetts University. Ms. Ogden holds FINRA Series 22, 62, 63, 79 and 99 registrations through, Tritower Real Estate Capital, LLC.
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Phone: 781-222-5910
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Lisa Clifford
Compliance Officer
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Lisa Clifford serves as the Chief Compliance Officer at Tritower. Ms. Clifford is also responsible for investor relations. Prior to joining Tritower, Ms. Clifford was the Managing Director of Compliance at Foreside Financial Group, LLC, an international third-party fund distributor and served sixteen years as Assistant Vice President of Compliance at Lincoln Financial Group. Prior to that, she was a Senior Analyst at Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Advertising Regulation. Ms. Clifford participated in the FINRA Series 106 and 201 continuing education content committees for many years, and was elected to the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education where she served as committee chair and Vice Chairperson of the Council during her four-year term. Ms. Clifford holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the State University of New York as well as FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 99 registrations.
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Phone: 781-222-5935
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