Leadership

Pinnacle Partners was established by real estate professionals, entrepreneurs and finance experts to create Qualified Opportunity Zone projects. Our team has decades of experience in real estate, public and private company operations, venture capital, hedge funds and tax incentives.

LEO BACKER

Managing Partner

30+ year real estate experience
Leads developer partnerships
Real estate due diligence oversight

JEFF FEINSTEIN

Managing Partner

30+ year technology executive
Real estate fund investment experience
Leads investor relations and OZ compliance

Blake backer

Principal

3+ years enterprise technology sales
Previous real estate investment sales and brokerage experience
Manages investor relations and new business development initiatives

SANDI HEFFERNAN, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

25+ years corporate financial experience
Responsible for accounting and financial operations
Investor relations

Advisory Board

Projects are vetted by our Advisory team and we combine depth of experience, rigorous analysis and network of top operating partners to deliver high-quality Opportunity Zone projects on the West Coast.

WALT SMITH

CEO, Avenue5 Residential

Walt has been in the multifamily property management industry for over 30 years, and Avenue5 is currently ranked at position 15 on the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Top 50 Managers List.

JOE MCCARTHY

Partner, Stoel Rives LLP

Joe is a partner at Stoel Rives LLP and chairs the Real Estate, Development and Construction group. He Brings over 30 years of experience on complex projects.