Leonard Murray, Managing Partner
Real Estate: Managing Partner of Zion Consulting, advising non-profit, religious organizations and corporate clients in the area of real estate and business development. Currently overseeing over $250 million in projects.
Partner in SLI Properties, a real estate investment and management company focusing on residential and mixed-use property in the Northeast Corridor and the Midwest.
Real Estate Investment Banking, Served as a financial analyst in Merrill Lynch & Co.’s corporate finance/ investment banking division. Focused on the structuring and marketing equity and debt securities for Merrill’s corporate real estate clients. Executed over $1 billion in real estate equity and debt transactions.
Asset Management For 8 years served as Vice President and Assistant to the Chairman of Alliance Capital Management International, a division of Alliance Capital, LP (now Alliance Bernstein) with responsibility for increasing non-US assets under management. Responsible for the establishment of Alliance Capital’s international joint venture partnerships, the development and marketing of international mutual funds and institutional products and acted as a liaison to Alliance’s offices and partners in South Africa and Egypt.
Activities: Mr. Murray is actively involved with non-profit organizations impacting the lives of children and young adults. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Youthbuild Newark a non-profit, which helps high school dropouts complete their education while training them in the construction field. Youthbuild builds affordable housing for families throughout the Newark area. He also serves as Vice-Chairman and Chair of the Finance Committee at East Orange General Hospital.
Education and Training: B.A. from Morehouse College in Business Administration, with concentrations in finance and real estate. Studied international finance and African / Middle Eastern studies at Columbia University’s Graduate School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).
Todd Wiley, Partner
Real Estate: Partner of Zion Consulting, advising non-profit, religious organizations and corporate clients in the area of real estate and business development. Currently overseeing over $250 million in projects.
Partner in SLI Properties, a real estate investment and management company focusing on residential and mixed-use property in the Northeast Corridor and the Midwest.
Real Estate Marketing and Sales Sales Consultant for Prudential Douglas Elliman and Associate Broker for Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy’s New Development Division. Currently, Responsible for navigating developers and investors through the real estate development process; from concept to completion of sales. Executed market analysis to ascertain pricing, product mix, and design features. Conducted financial analysis to determine profitability of various projects. Managed projects and oversaw the sales of over 150 residential housing units resulting in over $75M in revenues.
Consulting: Consultant for IBM Consulting Group. Managed consulting teams tasked with restructuring business units. Performed financial analysis to determine impact of new technology on existing business process.
Activities: Treasurer of the Board of Trustees for Diego Beekman Public Housing. Diego Beekman is a public housing complex in the Bronx, NY. Board is responsible for overseeing revitalization initiative of 38 public housing buildings which involves refinancing of debt, major renovations, repositioning of tenants, and monitoring the management company.
Education and Training:
B.A. from Morehouse College in Business Administration, with a concentration in Marketing.
MBA – Columbia Business School
APC – New York University Real Estate Institute
New York State Real Estate Broker’s License