Hossein Fateh
Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Fateh is an international businessman and philanthropist.  He has been recognized as an innovator in the internet infrastructure industry and one of Washingtonian Magazine’s most prolific philanthropists.  Mr. Fateh was previously the CEO and Co-Founder of DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc (NYSE:”DFT”), a wholesale data center REIT and DuPont Fabros Development (“DFD”).  In 2001, the founders brought the majority of DFD’s data center investments to the public investment market as DuPont Fabros Technology which sold in 2017 to Digital Realty Trust for $7.8BB in enterprise value.

Today, Mr. Fateh’s family office invests across the globe with headquarters in Washington, DC and London, UK.  The companies under the umbrella of Mr. Fateh’s family office include CloudHQ, Cloud Capital, WindHQ, Dalian Development and various philanthropic foundations.  Collectively, the family office has over $8BB AUM and in development.

Mr. Fateh earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from George Washington University and a Master of Science in Finance from George Washington University.  He was on Executive Committee of the Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown University; the Advisory Board for the Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis (CREAU) at George Washington University and the Research Council for the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Keith P. Harney
Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Harney is responsible for the global day-to-day operations for the family office.  Mr. Harney is a real estate executive with over 25 years of experience raising capital and operating real estate companies.

Previously, Mr. Harney was the Principal of Property Capital LLC, a debt placement advisor firm founded in 2002.  While at Property Capital, Mr. Harney arranged over $7BB in placements in all commercial property types for various clients including, REITS, pension funds, private equity funds and entrepreneurs.

Before forming Property Capital, Mr. Harney held senior leadership positions at First Union Capital Markets Group (now Wells Fargo), Medvest, a private, offshore investment company and Chase Manhattan Bank.

Mr. Harney has a Bachelor of Arts in History from Montana State University and a Master of Science in Real Estate from New York University.

Karen Donahoe
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Donahoe is responsible for the finance, tax and accounting functions of the family office.

Previously, Ms. Donahoe was a Partner at Reznick Group (currently CohnReznick), a public accounting firm where she worked for 20 years.  Since leaving Reznick, Ms. Donahoe has worked with Mr. Fateh at his various real estate development companies and their related entities.

Ms. Donahoe is a Certified Public Accountant.  She has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Maryland, College Park.

David Burt
Executive Vice President

Mr. Burt is the EVP of Construction for Dalian Development.  He has over 25 years of commercial and residential construction management experience.

Prior to joining Dalian, Mr. Burt was a construction project manager for UDR.  He was instrumental in the success of multiple large scale mixed-use developments including delivering the first LEED Platinum residential building in Washington, DC.

Previously, Mr. Burt held senior construction management and development positions at Fairfield Residential and Pulte Homes.

Mr. Burt earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Miami University of Ohio and a Master of Business Administration in Real Estate and Urban Development from George Mason University.

Darryl Hart
Vice President, Finance

Mr. Hart is responsible for investment management for the family office.  This includes evaluating investment opportunities, as well as leading financial modeling, cashflow forecasting, asset management and lender relations.

Mr. hart has over 15 years of commercial real estate finance, asset management, and reporting experience.  Previously, Mr. Hart was a Director with Property Capital, LLC where he managed underwriting and due diligence for the firm’s equity and debt placement activities.

Prior to joining Property Capital, Mr. Hart worked as an Asset Manager for KBS Realty Advisors where he was responsible for the financial performance of over 2MM SF of office and industrial assets in the Mid-Atlantic.  Before Joining KBS Realty Advisors, Mr. Hart worked as an Equity Portfolio Manager for the Real Estate Investment Group at MetLife Insurance where he managed a $40BB real estate portfolio.

Mr. Hart has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.  He received his Master in Business Administration from the Stern School of Business, New York University.

Michelle Melito
Vice President, HR

Mrs. Melito serves as the Vice President of Human Resources for the family office and has over 20 years of experience as a Human Resources professional. Previously, she held HR leadership roles at CohnReznick, Ortho Virginia and Inova Health. She frequently contributes to HR Magazine.

Mrs. Melito has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Eric Mulata
Development Director

Mr. Mulata is the Director of Development fo Dalian’s Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions leading acquisition and development activities for the company.  He has over 14 years of experience concentrated on ground-up multifamily and mixed-use development.

Prior to joining Dalian, he was the Director of Development for The Howard Hughes Corporation where he was responsible for day-to-day development activities for retail and residential projects in the company’s Downtown Columbia location.  The Downtown Columbia project is a transformative 14 million square foot mixed-use redevelopment of the Columbia Town Center.  At Howard Hughes, Mr. Mulata managed full cycle development activities over 1,000 multifamily units, and 100,000 square feet of retail space.

Mr. Mulata has held development positions at Polaris Development, KB and Larkspur Development where he focused on the development and construction of multifamily properties in the Southwestern Unites States.  In total, Mr. Mulata has delivered over 2,000 multifamily units.

Mr. Mulata has a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Finance from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Gavin Klein
General Counsel

Mr. Klein oversees all contractual and legal matters for the family office. He has 15 years of experience negotiating and documenting commercial real estate transactions.

Previously, Mr. Klein was a partner at the law firm of Smith | Robertson LLP in Austin, Texas. While at Smith | Robertson LLP, in addition to data center matters, Mr. Klein represented national retailers in their retail and corporate leasing matters, negotiating leases for retail stores, corporate offices and campuses across the US. From 2003 to 2008, he was with the law firm of Cooley LLP.

Mr. Klein has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia and a Doctor of Law (J.D.) from the University of Georgia.