Biographies
Gregory A. White is a Managing Director of Prima Capital Advisors, LLC. Prima is a registered investment advisory firm that specializes in commercial mortgage investments. Today, the company’s assets under management are in excess of $1.8 billion. At Prima, Mr. White's responsibilities include loan origination, structuring securitizations, and the development and maintenance of client relationships. Prior to founding Prima, Mr. White was founding partner of Schroder Mortgage Associates, Prima’s predecessor firm. In 1998, Conning Asset Management Co. acquired all of the assets of Schroder Mortgage Associates and in 2003; Prima acquired the commercial mortgage investment advisory assets of Conning.
Prior to forming Schroder in 1992, Mr. White was a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers Inc and co-head of the firm's real estate finance, sales, and advisory businesses. While at Salomon, Mr. White originated, negotiated and closed in excess of $10 billion of real estate financings, joint ventures and property sales. Mr. White's notable achievements include the creation of the first securitized commercial mortgage as well as substantial work associated with the development of the rating process for commercial mortgages. Prior to his work at Salomon, Mr. White was an Assistant Treasurer in the Real Estate Finance Department of the Chase Manhattan Bank.
Mr. White holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and earned a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance and Real Estate from The Wharton Graduate School of Business Administration.
Mr. White currently serves on the Advisory Board of H2 Capital Partners a real estate fixed income hedge fund. He previously was a Director of New Plan Excel Realty Trust and Acadia Realty Trust, two leading NYSE listed real estate investment trusts (REIT’s) that specialized in retail real estate. Mr. White is an active member in the ULI (Urban Land Institute), PREA (Pension Real Estate Association) and CMSA (Commercial Mortgage Securities Association). He serves on the Board of Overseers of Tufts University’s College of Engineering as well as the University’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program. Mr. White is a former Adjunct Professor of Real Estate Finance at New York University.
