About Osage
Osage Capital Group was co-founded by firm principals Troy Bloom and Kirk Scott in 2018 to apply their decades of experience in the commercial real estate industry to help fund sponsors expand real estate investment offerings.
Osage offers end-to-end real estate fund consulting services, 1031 program design and administration, and oversees various Osage-sponsored multifamily and community-centric development projects.
Osage Principals’ Work Has Been Foundational to the Alternative Investments Industry
- The perpetual-life NAV REIT structure and valuation process pioneered by Osage principals is today’s gold standard for the product category
- Top firms raising 1031 capital are using the 1031 UPREIT program structure originally designed by Osage principals, with such firms having raised nearly $2.0 billion in 2022, $1.5 billion in 2023, $2.1 billion in 2024, and $1.6 billion YTD through June 30, 20251
Our Leadership
TROY BLOOM
PRINCIPAL
- 20+ years of experience in investments and finance
- Public and private equity with a focus on real estate, corporate M&A, deal structuring and product development
- Managing Director, Black Creek Group - 2003-2018
- Various investment banking positions - Merrill Lynch - 1999-2003
- Bachelor’s in finance with honors, Pennsylvania State University
KIRK SCOTT
PRINCIPAL
- 20+ years of experience in investments and finance
- Commercial real estate private equity and debt, investment structuring, financing and hedging strategies, fund valuations
- CFO, Black Creek Diversified Property Fund - 2002-2018
- Arthur Anderson/KPMG - 2000-2002
- Bachelor’s in accounting cum laude, University of Wyoming
BRIAN FUNK
PRINCIPAL
- 18+ years of experience in investments and financial markets
- Public and private debt, sourcing and executing real estate investment and development activities, derivatives trading
- Head of North American Credit Derivatives, Citigroup, 2005-2018
- Bachelor of Science in Economics, Wharton Business School
Executive Team
Brian Drake, Cfa
Managing Director, Head of Operations and Finance — Osage Exchange
- Joined Osage Exchange in 2023
- 15+ years in finance and accounting
- Commercial real estate, financial planning and analysis, treasury management, investor relations, corporate M&A and capital markets
- Director, Financial Planning and Analysis, WideOpenWest – 2019-2023
- Vice President, Finance, DCT Industrial Trust Inc., a public REIT initially sponsored by Black Creek Group – 2004-2018
- Bachelor’s in finance and accounting, summa cum laude, University of Colorado at Denver
Other Key Members
Demetre Crews
Associate, Client Operations — Osage Exchange
- Joined Osage Exchange in 2022
- Financial planning and analysis, financial modeling, and accounting
- VP of Finance and Operations, High Performance Packaging, 2021-2022
- Analyst Intern, Product Development Finance, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (now Stellantis), 2020
- Bachelor’s in Finance and Economics, Michigan State University
- CFA Program candidate
Jessica Theisen
1031 Exchange Closing Specialist — Osage Exchange
- Joined Osage Exchange in 2024
- 10+ years of experience in alternative investments
- Commercial real estate, promissory notes, 1031 exchanges
- Associate, 1031 Exchange Closer for Ares Wealth Management Solutions, 2020-2024
- Investment Review Supervisor/Sr. Analyst for Pacific Premier Trust (formerly PENSCO Trust Company, a subsidiary of Opus Bank), 2015-2020
- Bachelor’s in business, Westwood College
- Self-Directed Industry Professional (S.D.I.P.)
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