On the Opportunity Zone Expo Podcast, we have conversations with people who truly know the Opportunity
Zone market. From investors, fund managers and developers to tax specialists, politicians and attorneys,
our podcast will present the industry's most influential voices. If it involves Opportunity Zones, you'll hear about it here.
Eddie Lorin was raised by a single mom. So when he talks about the vital necessity of affordable housing, he's speaking from experience. And he proves that affordable housing is not just an investment that does good, it also does well.
Matthew Rappaport's fanatical attention to detail reveals itself in his encyclopedic recall of the 2006 baseball playoffs as well as his expertise to the ins and out of Opportunity Zone tax law.
Jared Hutter built Aptitude Development from dreams, persistence, hustle and chutzpah. His company is one of the premier developers of OZ Student Housing.
Mike Sassano's eclectic career has taken him from Cleveland to Wall Street, to Monaco and now Las Vegas. As the leader of one the first if not only - cannabis operations in an opportunity zone he holds a unique position straddling the two industries.
He's served his country as a Marine, the city of Las Vegas as a lawyer, the state of Nevada as an assemblyman and now - in his role as deputy director of the Governor's Office of economic development for Nevada, he serves not just his state, but - as he sees it - the whole world.
Puerto Rico native Gerardo (Gerry) Portela had a lucrative career in investment banking. But when the Governor of Puerto Rico asked him to help bring the island back from the one-two punch of hurricanes and bankruptcy, he said, "Yes."
