Brian Schneider

Brian Schneider, Head of Investor Relationships and Marketing, leads Prime Finance’s fundraising and investor relationships. Before joining Prime, Mr. Schneider built and ran large real estate and real asset investment portfolios for Morgan Stanley AIP, Medley Partners, the University of Pennsylvania, as well as DuPont and TRW pension plans. Earlier in his career, Mr. Schneider worked at Prudential, MetLife, and First Texas Savings in lending and asset management. Mr. Schneider holds a B. A. in Economics from Connecticut College and an MBA in Real Estate/Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.

Nichole Wiley

Nichole Wiley is a Director of Asset Management in the Office/Life Science Sector at Nuveen. Nichole has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate; prior to joining the firm, Nichole worked for Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc., Flynn Holdings, Genzon and CBRE. Nichole and her family are actively involved with the Fr. Sauer Academy, Nichole also serves on the Saint Ignatius Pacific Asian Club. A 1st generation San Francisco Native, Nichole attended the San Francisco public school system and is passionate about philanthropy and supporting the movement for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Darren Smith

Darren Smith, managing director, leads the Western U.S. for JPMAM’s North America Institutional business.
An employee since 2001, Darren manages a team of investment professionals that serve the investment needs of U.S. institutional investors, including corporations, public funds, endowments, and foundations.
He also serves on the North America Institutional business management team. Prior to joining the Firm, Darren worked for Lincoln Financial, Liberty Funds, and INVESCO Funds as a wholesaler.
Darren received a B.S. in Business and Public Administration from the University of the Pacific. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 24 licenses and his NFA Series 3 and 30 licenses

Josh Frieman

Josh Frieman is a Principal at Prime Group where he leads the accounting, investor relations and business technology teams for both Prime Residential and Prime Finance. He also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for both Prime Finance and Prime Residential. Mr. Frieman joined Prime Group in 2005 and has been involved in all facets of real estate investment, finance and administration including leadership roles in over $5 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to that, he was an advisor to distressed businesses, overseeing numerous restructurings and liquidations. Earlier in his career, Mr. Frieman practiced corporate law with Latham & Watkins and served as the General Counsel for a start-up technology company. Mr. Frieman graduated with honors from University of California at Berkeley and Harvard Law School.

Nelson Gonzalez

Nelson Gonzalez is Head of Global Impact Computing at Amazon Web Services. Mr. Gonzalez has been a trusted advisor to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Packard Foundation and Stupski Foundation. A sought-after public speaker, his subjects include how quantum computing and autonomous systems can achieve positive social impact and sustainability, conservation, healthcare, and human rights.

Ryo Ishida

Ryo Ishida is a Vice President at Lyric (www.lyric.com), which operate apartment-style hotels. Ryo heads up their West Coast division. Prior to joining Lyric, Ryo spent six years at Prudential Real Estate Investors, most recently responsible for the East Coast Development Group. Before Prudential, Ryo worked at Peter Linneman’s private equity group and also as a developer. Ryo serves on the boards of PRC and of Montgomery Advisors. Ryo is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. Outside of work, he enjoys tennis, cycling, soccer and cooking Japanese food.

Michael Kyle

Michael Kyle is a Bay Area native and an advocate at heart. Currently, Michael is an HR executive at global startup technology companies where he has been focused on expanding opportunity more equitably and inspiring cultures of inclusion and belonging.  Michael spent his early career in banking at US Bank and Wells Fargo where he served as a key change maker in advancing LGBTQIA+ inclusion as President of its LGBTQIA ERG. While there he helped the unbanked to improve the financial well-being of the most underserved through work on the Bank on San Francisco initiative, which later inspired the new Office of Financial Empowerment. Michael received his Bachelor’s Degree from UC Berkeley and has previously served on the Board of Directors of LYRIC and GSA Network.  Michael is also a five-time AIDS/Lifecycle cyclist, an active member in the local recovery community, and a current singer with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. He resides in the Castro District with his French bulldog named Douglass. 

Jacques Michaels

Jacques Michaels is a San Francisco community leader, entertainer, and member of the Imperial Council, a non-profit that hosts and participates in a variety of entertainment and educational events and activities in support of a variety of diverse community-based charitable organizations that do not discriminate based upon race, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or ethnic background. Jacques sits on PRC’s Fund Development and Board Development Committees.