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Oliver T. Reid, PhD, Advisory Board Member
Oliver Reid has over 22 years of executive leadership experience in the human services field addressing unique needs and obstacles faced by vulnerable youth, adults and families in North and South Carolina, Northern Virginia and DC Metropolitan Area. In his most recent position, Mr. Reid was responsible for Human Services Program Management, where he worked closely with the Prince William Area Continuum of Care (CoC), a community-based planning body that coordinates housing and services funding for homeless families and individuals. His responsibilities included providing administrative oversight to CoC to ensure they followed HUD regulations for funded organizations.
Mr. Reid, who holds a PhD in Pastoral Counseling and an MA in Theology, firmly believes that religious communities often emphasize the importance of building strong and supportive communities and that affordable housing initiatives contribute to community development by creating stable and inclusive neighborhoods.
Robert J. Watkins, ThD, Advisory Board Member
Drawing from his own personal journey of moving from financial ashes to influential wealth strategist, his monetary wisdom has enabled business owners, from startups to seasoned veterans, to become successful entrepreneurs and avoid the traps that make most businesses fail. In the last two years alone, Dr. Watkins has invested in over 200 new business owners, assisted thousands of families to change the trajectory of their financial legacies, and has facilitated more than $10 million in capital for burgeoning startups.
With an impact that expands globally, from Malaysia to South Africa to Jerusalem to the UK, Dr. Watkins remains steadfast and committed to being an ambassador for Christ, while disrupting the status quo of debt and wealth and leaving his financial footprint on the world. He is passionate in his view that religious teachings often encourage compassion and empathy for those in need. Supporting affordable housing reflects a desire to alleviate the suffering of individuals and families struggling with housing insecurity.
John Luppo, Advisory Board Member
Mr. Luppo is a deeply religious person, with a passion for affordable housing rooted in the values and teachings of his faith. He believes the dignity of every person and the sanctity of human life are central themes to his religious beliefs and advocates for affordable housing since dignified living conditions are inherent to the worth of every individual.
Michael C. Tyson, CEO, Board Member
Mr. Tyson graduated with Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Rollins College in 1985. He then went on to earn a Juris Doctor in 1990 from Florida State University. While in law school, he was a national competitor in the Florida State University Moot Court Team. He is a recipient of the Irving Kaufman Securities Law Best Brief Award. Admitted to practice in the state of Florida and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in 1990, Mr. Tyson has earned the respect from his peers, achieving an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Tyson has worked with a number of operators in the affordable housing sector and is experienced with Landlord – Tenant Laws, Fair Housing Laws, inclusionary zoning, tenant rights and eviction laws, and is skilled in resolving and broad range of complex issues that impact both the tenant and the landlord in the affordable housing sector. Mr. Tyson is also a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.
Arthur J. Magee, CFA, CFO
Mr. Magee joined Primary Capital in 2009 and serves as Head of Investment Banking. In addition to his role in originating transactions across a range of industry sectors, Mr. Magee is responsible for all aspects of deal execution, including due diligence, marketing, structuring, negotiating and closing investment banking transactions. He also has expertise in conducting valuation analyses, where the firm issues fairness opinions on behalf of clients engaged in transactions such as SPAC (“Special Purpose Acquisition Company”) business combination transactions, M&A, reverse mergers, privatizations and shareholder disputes. In addition to his role at Primary Capital, Mr. Magee is an Investment Advisor for Primary Asset Management, LLC, an SEC-Registered Investment Advisory firm, where he primarily advises investment funds on real estate investments in residential, commercial and hospitality properties. Mr. Magee serves as Manager and Chief Compliance Officer of Primary Asset Management.
Prior to joining Primary Capital, Mr. Magee spent more than 15 years working with both boutique investment banking firms and major global banks. While at the boutique firms, he focused primarily on financing emerging growth companies and was directly involved in more than 30 IPO’s, resulting in gross proceeds of more than $650 million. In addition to traditional IPOs, he has worked on a variety of other transactions, including SPAC IPO’s, business combinations, private placements, M&A advisory and financial restructurings. His experience also includes working in the investment banking divisions at two of the world’s leading banks, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now known as MUFG Bank, Ltd.) and BNP Paribas. While at these banks, Mr. Magee worked on a number of cross-border M&A, joint venture and licensing transactions, with a specific focus on their Asian and European clients.
Mr. Magee has earned and maintains the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and maintains the Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 FINRA registrations and is an SEC Registered Investment Adviser (RIA). He received an MBA from the University at Buffalo and a B.S. from Albright College.
With nearly 22 million cost-burdened renter households in the U.S., Mr. Magee believes the data is clear that the U.S. is facing a severe housing affordability crisis that shows no sign of easing. He is passionate about the importance of increasing the affordable housing supply to relieve the financial strain, and related societal issues, plaguing millions of American families. In addition to his role at Community Housing Association, Mr. Magee also serves as a Board member of a non-profit corporation formed for the purpose of helping fight the plight of homelessness by promoting affordable housing and providing financial and other assistance to needy individuals as well as to other charitable, educational, and religious organizations.
John C. Leo, Chairman
Mr. Leo is experienced and skilled in managing a broad range of real estate projects and investment banking transactions, M&A transactions, recruiting and managing personnel, general compliance issues, drafting and negotiating term sheets, offering documents, written supervisory procedures, and transaction execution. He has 30+ years of experience in financial industry, 25+ years specific to project financing. Mr. Leo has served as board member of four US listed companies and CFO for one US listed company. He is currently a board member of Vecta Inc., a holding company for a federally chartered saving and loan and a board member of Sunnyside Federal Savings and Loan Association. Mr. Leo currently maintains the following FINRA Registrations: SIE, Series 7, 24, 55, 63, 79, 99. He has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Rollins College.
