David Masse

DAVID R. MASSE is the Founder and CEO of Georgetown Capital Management focused on corporate strategy, acquisitions, leasing, investor relations, debt and equity financing, and dispositions. David is also the Founder and CEO of AAM 15 Management, a hospitality investment and management company, focused on all facets of the firm’s investment and management strategy including: acquisitions, debt and equity financing, and dispositions. In addition to Georgetown Capital Management, David co-founded the Panther Group, a private equity multifamily real estate firm that has owned and self-managed, through its affiliate Panther Properties Management, approximately 5,000 Class “A” apartment units in the Southeastern U.S. At Panther, David developed and managed the firm’s investment plan including: acquisition selection, investment underwriting, capital structuring, corporate budgeting, and investor relations. He was responsible for the procurement of all debt including short term, bridge, mezzanine, and permanent financing. Panther has executed of over $685,000,000 of multifamily investments across approximately 5,000 units since inception. Prior to forming Panther, David co-founded Compass Realty Associates, LLC, a private equity real estate firm that has owned and/or managed approximately 2 million square feet of retail, office, and hotel property throughout New England. Compass’s core business is the development and redevelopment of single tenant NNN retail assets. At Compass, David provided direction and implemented strategic initiatives across all facets of the business including: acquisitions, financing, leasing, asset management and dispositions. Since co-founding Compass in 2005 as well as forming AAM 15 and Georgetown in subsequent years, David has executed over $400 million of retail, office, and hotel investments. Over the term of his career, David has been involved with over $2.5 billion of real estate transactions. During the last ten years, David has syndicated over $250 million from high net worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors for investment in over $1 billion of real estate across nearly every segment and asset class. Before founding Panther and Compass, David was a Senior Vice President at Boston Private Bank & Trust Company (1995 – 2004), where he managed the Commercial Real Estate Lending Group. David was also a member of the commercial loan approval committee at Boston Private Bank & Trust Company. During his ten years with the bank, he played an integral role in the bank’s consistent average annual growth rate of +25%. During his tenure, Boston Private Bank & Trust expanded assets from $224 million to $4 billion, with organic growth accounting for half of the growth and the remaining growth attributed to strategic acquisitions. David received his Bachelor of Science degree from Salem State University and completed the Bank of New England Executive Commercial Lending Training Program. David is also a board member of the New England chapter of the PCA (Positive Coaching Alliance) and is a coach for youth sports teams in Georgetown, MA.