Superior Execution.

CAREER SUMMARY
Rocky Hardin serves as President/CFO of Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc., Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Embree Construction Group, Inc., and Embree Development Group, Inc., and is a member of the Board of Directors of Embree Construction Group, Inc., Embree Development Group, Inc. and Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc.

Rocky joined Embree Group in 1986 and was immediately instrumental in licensing Embree to do business in all 50 states. Rocky works with financial institutions and other capital sources to procure financing and capital for all operational and development needs. He is also responsible for financial reporting, and state and federal tax compliance.

In addition to serving on Embree Group’s Board of Directors, Rocky serves on the Advisory Board of BBVA Compass Bank-Georgetown, the Board of Directors of the Tarleton State University Foundation, Inc., the Advisory Board of the College of Business Administration at Tarleton State University, and is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Rocky graduated from Tarleton State University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Finance and subsequently received his license from the State Board of Public Accountancy to practice as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas in 1986. He has extensive experience in public accounting, private industry, federal and state taxation.

EDUCATION
Tarleton State University
Bachelor of Business Administration – Accounting and Finance

CAREER SUMMARY
Josiah Byrnes serves as Vice President of Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc., where he helps guide the formation and execution of diversified real estate capital structures and investment strategies for individual, institutional, and international investors, developers, and tenants.

Prior to joining Embree Capital Markets Group in 2010, Josiah served as a sales director with several national real estate syndicators, including Cole Real Estate Investments, Bluerock Real Estate, and CBC Worldwide, where he participated in sales of securitized §1031 Exchange offerings, non-traded REITs, and various opportunistic debt and private equity funds in excess of $1 billion of total capitalized value. Josiah also previously served as a personal financial analyst for a subsidiary of Citigroup, where he assisted clients with insurance, mortgage, and investment solutions.

Josiah holds an active Arizona real estate license and is a member of various industry associations and philanthropic organizations.

EDUCATION
Arizona State University
Master of Real Estate Development

University of Colorado
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor of Arts

Arizona Real Estate License

CAREER SUMMARY 

Michael Clements serves as Director of Acquisitions and Portfolio Management for Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc., where he leads acquisition underwriting efforts for new and continued investment opportunities and ongoing portfolio management.

Prior to joining Embree Group of Companies in 2019, Michael was the Vice President of Real Estate at Crème de la Crème, Inc., where he was responsible for all real estate strategy, with a focus on locations that attain and maintain maximum enrollment. He also held Vice President positions for Children’s Learning Adventure and Keybank Real Estate Capital.

Michael brings 33 years of industry experience to Embree, in addition to his firm conviction that if you treat people with dignity and respect, work hard and share the recognition, there is virtually no limit to what you can accomplish.

EDUCATION

Arizona State University
Masters of Real Estate Development

University of Colorado
Bachelor of Science – Business Administration

CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Real Estate Broker State of Arizona

CAREER SUMMARY

Paul Pani serves as Managing Director for Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc., where he leads the firm’s private equity capital formation efforts as part of its burgeoning fund management business.

Prior to joining Embree Capital Markets Group, Inc. in 2019, he held integral roles in raising capital for world-class advisory firms and asset managers, including a position as Senior Managing Director for Kennedy Wilson, Senior Vice President for Iridian Asset Management, Managing Director for Newfleet Asset Management, Senior Advisory Consultant for Cole Capital, and Director of Institutional Markets for Emerging Global Advisors.

Paul brings over 25 years of expertise and knowledge in a successful real estate and capital markets career, in addition to holding FINRA Series 7 and 63 licensures.

EDUCATION

University of Colorado
Bachelor of Arts – Economics