Ardent is a cycle-tested, privately held real estate investment firm focused on identifying and executing differentiated opportunities across debt and equity investments, with a disciplined emphasis on structure. Through a vertically integrated platform of capital, operational capabilities, proprietary deal flow, and rigorous underwriting, Ardent has built a strong track record through multiple market cycles.
Ardent at a Glance
Investment Platforms
Debt Platform
Real Estate-Backed Lending
Focused on transitional assets and value-add business plans for the development, redevelopment, and construction of commercial real estate, including specialized lending solutions for complex, time-sensitive, and opportunistic situations.
Prospective borrowers and brokers seeking to discuss financing opportunities may contact debt@theardentcompanies.com.
Equity Platform
Real Estate Development & Opportunistic Investments
Focused on land, self-storage, retail and mixed-use development, redevelopment, and repositioning of commercial real estate assets, with particular expertise in rezoning and entitlement execution, as well as complex, distressed, off-market, and other opportunistic transactions requiring creative structuring and operational flexibility.
Prospective partners, brokers, and tenants seeking to discuss an opportunity may contact equity@theardentcompanies.com.
Broad Market Presence
Deploying capital across diverse markets and asset classes through disciplined
investment strategies and long-standing industry relationships

Leadership & Team
Ardent’s team of over 55 brings extensive expertise across debt and equity investing, supported by integrated capabilities spanning investment, development, asset management, investor relations, and operations across seven offices in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Matt Shulman
Chief Executive Officer
Todd Terwilliger
President & Head of Residential Real Estate Investments
Dror Bezalel
Chief Financial Officer
Mike DeGance
Head of Investor Relations
Gregg Goldenberg
Vice Chairman
Scott Werbel
Head of Commerical Real Estate Acquisitions
Thomas Olson
Head of the Self-Storage Platform
Clara Monsour
Senior Associate
Daniel Goldman
Analyst
Eric Chyatte
Senior Associate
Frankie Cecere
Analyst
Grayson Fowler
Associate
Greg Sullivan
Managing Director
Jay Yuan
Director
Jennifer Wimmer
Managing Director
Matt Snyder
Managing Director
Michelle Fowler
Managing Director
Peyton Kegel
Executive Director
Rachel Callaghan
Director
Sam Levere
Senior Associate
Andrew Hilston
Managing Director
Davis Vainer
Senior Associate
Ignacio Nunez
Director
Jackson McLarty
Analyst
Jay Douglas
Managing Director
Mike Guynn
Managing Director
Ricardo De Rojas
Managing Director
Ross Mehlman
Managing Director
Tyson Reilly
Managing Director
Andrew Eisen
Director
Emma Grillo
Executive Director
Evelyn Robertson
Associate
Jennifer Childers
Senior Associate
Izzy Russell
Associate
Monica Ortego
Director
Tim Dunn
Director
Grayson Jacobs
Director
Joe Swindells
Director
Michael Coles
Analyst
Taylor Brittain
Associate
Luke Schreier
Associate
Caleb Knight
Staff Accountant
Cole McCue
Staff Accountant
David Lorino
Director
Declan Baker
Assistant Fund Controller
Diane Phan
Treasury Associate
Elexis Ramsey
Staff Accountant
Gerry Moschopoulos
Director
Hattie Fitzpatrick
Director
Hugo Frewin
Executive Director
Jaylin Gallon
Staff Accountant
Kristin Canine
Executive Assistant
Michele Simmons
Senior Associate
Shawnia Silva Da Cruz
Executive Director
