David H. Steinwedell is Managing Partner of Stoneforge Advisors and Chairman of the Investment Committee. He is a 27 year veteran of the commercial real estate industry with over $15 billion in capital market experience. David has worked in a variety of disciplines including public and private investment management, acquisitions, debt, capital markets, investment banking and asset management. He is former managing partner and investment committee chairman of AIC Ventures, where he oversaw acquisitions of long term industrial and office sale leasebacks and net leased assets with middle market credits that nearly doubled the size of the company's AUM.
David previously was president of Wells Fund Management at Wells Real Estate Funds, focused on investment products dedicated to institutional investors. While at Wells, David also served as chief investment officer and was responsible for Wells’ real estate investment strategy representing over $9 billion in acquisitions, $300 million in development and $4 billion in finance in a series of non-traded office REITS, a value add fund, 1031 and limited partnership vehicles. Prior to Wells, David served as executive vice president in Investment Banking at Jones Lang LaSalle and was a managing director at Cushman Realty Corporation.
David began his career at Aetna Life & Casualty where he became a managing director. During his career, he has managed 3.2 million square feet of office, industrial and retail property, directly leased 1.1 million square feet and negotiated over 4 million square feet of leases. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y.
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) - Board of Directors
- Urban Land Institute (ULI) - past member of the Executive Committee of ULI Atlanta.
- Tritt Foundation - past-president