About Us

Over his 20 year career in real estate, Drew has focused on deal structure, debt, and capital procurement and management. He has raised over $500 million and placed over $1 billion in debt for real estate investments. As Fund Manager and Principal at DXD, Drew created the fund structure, oversaw the capital raise for DXD Self Storage Funds I & II. Fund I launched in 2020 and exceeded the goal ending with $53 million. Fund I is fully committed and has placed $90 million in debt in the first two years. Drew has been quoted in both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times as an expert in the self storage industry. Previously, Drew was Fund Manager for Titan Development Real Estate Fund I, a $112 million fully discretionary fund focused on ground-up development. Before becoming Fund Manager, he was President of Titan Development. Drew is currently a member of YPO, active on his ULI Council, and was formerly on NAIOP's national board. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Arizona State University.

Cory leads site selection, investment committee, and technology architecture for DXD. His innovative efforts drive the evolving proprietary technology that is core to DXD’s differentiation. In addition to participating in the $53 million capital raise, Cory has built out the national real estate development team. He is a founding Principal of Radius+ and responsible for overseeing the data validation efforts for Radius+’s core datasets. Before founding Radius+, he spent six years advising hedge funds in the technology space at Columbus Circle Investors and J.P. Morgan Asset Management. He started his career at J.P. Morgan’s Investment Bank after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Skidmore College.

Christine Becker is general counsel for DXD Capital, responsible for overseeing the company’s legal functions around the country. She brings more to the organization than just her legal expertise. She is an experienced attorney and executive with a background in risk and compliance, corporate governance, real property law and commercial transactions. Christine is a member of the company’s executive team and acts as a legal and business advisor to key governance committees, DXD’s board of directors and senior management. In her role, she advises on sustaining a culture of managing risk well and a best-in-class control environment to support the company’s responsible growth strategy. Prior to joining DXD, she advanced from associate to partner within private law practice and acted as general counsel for a Denver-based real estate development company. Becker holds a J.D. from the University of Denver Law School and an executive MBA from the University of Colorado.

Chris oversees deal level debt and analyzes legal documents with counsel. Chris began his career practicing commercial law, where he participated in state and federal litigation involving real estate developers, ski resort owners and developers, borrowers, local governments and property insurers. Chris later joined Northmarq, a national firm which specializes in sourcing debt and equity for commercial real estate property owners and developers. There, he assisted in the placement of debt and equity related to the construction, stabilization and refinancing of self storage, multifamily, industrial-flex, retail and hospitality properties. Chris holds his Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he graduated Manga Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

Prior to joining DXD, Kellen was Chief Operating Officer at Store Space Self Storage. In this role, he injected a guest-centric culture and operational efficiencies into Store Space’s portfolio of more than 100 locations in 22 states. Prior to Store Space, Mr. Kalso was VP, Operations for The William Warren Group, which owns the StorQuest Self Storage brand and operates more than 300 locations. Before joining the self-storage industry, Kellen served in senior management roles at The Walt Disney Company, where he had many opportunities to revitalize, reimagine and reinvent unique evolving businesses such as the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex, RunDisney, and the retail, dining and entertainment leader, Disney Springs. Mr. Kalso is a graduate of Michigan State University where he was a standout athlete on the Michigan State Men’s Soccer team.

As Managing Director of Capital Markets, Angus leads capital formation, underwriting, investment memorandum production, and portfolio strategy for DXD's nationwide investment opportunities. Prior to DXD, Angus served as the Director of Finance for Longbranch Development, where he led capital formation and execution for the development of 2,000 rental townhomes and apartments totaling over $500M. Angus began his career at The Johnson Group, a Family Office based in Spartanburg, SC, where he oversaw underwriting, asset management, and dispositions for the nationwide SelfStorage portfolio in excess of 6.5M square feet and nearly $1B in project costs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Business and minor in Rhetoric from Hampden-Sydney College.

Martha leads capital formation and investor relations, supporting the Principals to source and secure capital contributions and provide best-in-class service for DXD Capital’s investors. She also leads communications, marketing and public relations efforts. She helped the team exceed its goal for Fund I and oversaw earned media placements in The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, NPR, GlobeSt., and other publications. Prior to joining DXD, Martha was the Vice President of Investor Relations at Titan Fund Management and Titan Development, where she helped raise the $112mm fully discretionary ground-up development TDREF I and its $98mm follow up, TDREF II. She managed relationships with over 200 hundred investors and reported on a portfolio with over $700mm AUM. Martha holds degrees from New York University and the University of Texas at Austin.

In 2024, Martin Huff joined the DXD Capital team in Denver, CO, as a Director of Investor Relations. A Columbus native, Martin spent 13 years in Spartanburg, SC, where he served as the Director of Operations for Morning View Communities, a manufactured home property management company throughout the Southeast. Prior to his role at Morning View, Martin spent 9 years working for The Johnson Group, a Family Office based in Spartanburg, SC. While at the Johnson Group, he helped lead the self-storage team in its strategic efforts across the nation with over 65 ground-up developments, accounting for $850M in project cost. While in South Carolina, he received a Bachelor of Arts from Wofford College. Martin also served on the board of directors for several non-profit organizations. He is a 2016 graduate of Leadership Spartanburg and, in that same year, accepted the Walter S. Montgomery Young Leader of the Year award. He is a community advocate, volunteer, and leader. Martin is actively involved in the Columbus community and others, serving on the Board of Directors for Columbus Technical College, YMCA of Metropolitan Columbus, GA, and The Foundation Board for his alma mater, Christchurch School in Christchurch, VA. You can find Martin and Lilly, his yellow lab, walking around town or in an adventurous outdoor setting.

As the Investor Relations and Marketing Manager at DXD Capital, Traci works with the Directors of Investor Relations and Marketing to enhance our investor relations infrastructure. Traci manages investor transactions, secures capital contributions, plans and successfully executes investor and company events, maintains the CRM, assists in managing social media to attract and retain new investors, and provides best-in-class customer service for current and future investors.

Ray oversees the accounting and finance functions of DXD with over 15 years of experience in the hedge fund and private equity industry. Prior to joining DXD, Ray was the Director of Finance and Control at Waterfall Asset Management, a global fixed income ABS hedge fund manager with $10 billion under management. He was responsible for coordinating the monthly NAV close and audits of 800+ entities and evaluating complicated structured transactions for appropriate accounting treatment under US GAAP. Prior to Waterfall, Ray was the Chief Accounting Officer of Special Investments at Ellington Management Group, a $10B fixed income hedge fund manager out of Greenwich, Connecticut. Before his time at Ellington, he was an auditor for Ernst & Young in their Financial Service practice. Ray holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accounting and a Master in Business Administration from Marist College.

As Controller, Avram oversees DXD Capital's financial operations from day-to-day bookkeeping to year-end financial statements. Additionally, he works with fund administration to oversee capital contributions and distributions. Though he is a native New Mexican, Avram began his financial career with a non-profit housing developer in post-Katrina New Orleans. In 2015, he returned to Albuquerque and has since managed the finances for two venture-backed software startups. Avram holds bachelor's degrees in English and Philosophy from Tulane University.

As a DXD Capital accountant, Josh is responsible for financial statements, bookkeeping, monitoring equity/loan activity, and year-end audits. He also works alongside Investor Relations to complete investor transactions. Josh has over 12 years of experience in an accounting role. He worked as a senior accountant with a property management company, managed books for over 20 properties, and worked closely with tenacious developers in the multifamily housing sector. Josh was born in Albuquerque, NM. He received an associate degree in business management from Eastern Wyoming College and continued his education at Western Governors University, where he completed his Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Cam oversees the development team, site selection, and underwriting at DXD. To date, his work has led to the successful investment committee approvals for twelve investments with additional pipeline projects. He oversaw the analysis of over 70,000 individual self storage opportunities using DXD proprietary technology. Cam brings extensive experience and an institutional framework for analyzing self storage deals after growing The William Warren Group’s northeast platform through development and acquisitions. Prior to his work at William Warren, he led the Northeastern Self Storage Practice Group for Colliers International. Cam holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business and Management from Dickinson College.

James oversees the entitlement and pre-construction efforts for DXD’s self storage pipeline across the country. Prior to joining DXD, James worked for a national developer based in South Carolina where he was responsible for the design, permitting and construction of over 1.2M squareM feet of self storage in Florida and the Northeast. He also managed the design, permitting, and delivery of the company’s renewable energy projects totaling over 170MW of solar energy. James is a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College with a Bachelor of Arts in Foreign Affairs.

Brian manages the entitlement and pre-construction efforts for DXD in the Northeast and in Florida. Brian started his career in acquisitions at Kimco Realty Corporation, where he successfully sourced and closed on over 20 large-scale shopping center transactions totaling 3.4M SF valued at over $2 billion. He was later recruited to help build out and scale a new business unit that focused on redevelopment programs by Sears Holdings in 2012. These efforts were a success and ultimately led to the $2.7 billion public rights offering of Seritage Growth Properties in 2015. While at Seritage, Brian served as Vice President of Development and was responsible for activating a national portfolio of over 10.5M SF. Most recently, he served as SVP of Development at Rhino Investments Group, a privately held developer of ground-up retail, multifamily, office and industrial product types. Brian earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from New York University and graduated Magna Cum Laude.