#MeetTheInvestor: Ian Ross founded Somera Road in 2014 to take an entrepreneurial and creative approach to value-add, opportunistic real estate in non-core markets.

Previously, Ian was a Managing Director at Triangle Capital Group, a firm he helped develop shortly after its inception. At Triangle Capital Group, Ian managed the Acquisitions and Asset Management units, focusing on the purchase of hard asset real estate, non-performing loans, and securitized mortgage products, as well as the conception and execution of value-add business plans. Ian sourced, underwrote and structured investments, in both the CMBS and Commercial real estate arenas, and focused on the development of strategic relationships, firm oversight, and risk management.

Prior to joining Triangle capital group, Ian spent two years working as an analyst for Jefferies & Company in its Investment Banking Division where he focused on raising both debt and equity, as well as providing advisory services for companies in the financial services and real estate sectors. Ian initially began his professional career working on Morgan Stanley’s CMBS origination and securitization platform.