Charles Follini Sr
Chairman Emeritus 1911-2004
Our Founder and Managing Principal, CJ Follini, has consistently achieved annual rates of return far exceeding the industry norm over his 38-year real estate career. He has won multiple awards including CRAINS Business of the Year and the GlobeStreet Industrial Influencer. Since 1988 CJ has been a leading investment expert on alternative commercial real estate assets such as: healthcare; cold storage logistics; mobility; media infrastructure, and Qualified Opportunity Zone development.
Noyack Capital has assembled a leadership team from diverse professional backgrounds to disrupt
the traditional portfolio of supply chain real estate infrastructure assets.
CJ Follini has more than 38 years of investment experience in commercial real estate and venture capital. CJ’s real estate career began in his teens when he was handed the management and disposition of his family’s eight figure industrial portfolio and successfully yielded in excess of a 20% IRR.
Since 1990, CJ has become a leading investment expert on alternative real estate assets including healthcare, cold storage logistics, structured parking, media infrastructure, and Qualified Opportunity Zone development. In fact, he is on the Board of Advisers for the Economic Innovation Group, the bipartisan council responsible for proposing the legislation that created Qualified Opportunity Zones.
A few of CJ’s real estate career highlights include:
Stephen Robie joined NOYACK in October 2021 as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Robie has over thirty years of global real estate finance and accounting experience managing the financial operations of high-growth public real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), private real estate companies, and start-up, entrepreneurial ventures. From 2008 to October 2021, Mr. Robie founded and served as Managing Partner of SIR Holdings, LLC, an entrepreneurial investment firm with focus on venture capital, real estate, and advisory services.
From 2015 to 2019, Mr. Robie also served as a Senior Principal and Senior Vice President – Finance and Operations at Veneto Capital Management, LLC, a privately-held commercial real estate investment management company. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. Robie served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary of Cornerstone Core Properties REIT, Inc. (“CCP REIT” and now Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc.), a publicly registered, non-traded industrial REIT, which he strategically repositioned into healthcare real estate.
Mr. Robie also served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Healthcare Real Estate Group of Cornerstone Ventures, Inc., an affiliate of CCP REIT’s advisor. From 2004 to 2008, Mr. Robie served as Senior Vice President – Financial Planning and Analysis at HCP, Inc. (now Healthpeak Properties, Inc. (NYSE:PEAK)), an S&P 500 healthcare REIT.
From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Robie worked for General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) and its commercial real estate division, GE Real Estate, where he served as Manager of Finance for GE Real Estate’s North America Equity Investments. Prior to his affiliation with General Electric Company, Mr. Robie spent over six years in public accounting at Arthur Andersen LLP, including serving as a Manager for private and publicly traded real estate companies.
Mr. Robie graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Tufts University and earned a Master of Business Administration Degree, with Distinction, in Finance and Accounting from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Mr. Robie is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York, a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and a member of the AICPA.
George Alexopoulos has spent the past 25 years collaborating with architects, engineers, and designers.
Molly is a senior at Villanova University majoring in Communications specializing in Public Relations and Advertising. Besides focusing on Communications, Molly has a minor in Political Science and completed an independent study in Mandarin Chinese. Molly is a member of the varsity Women’s Lacrosse team as well. Her prior experience in the Marketing Industry has allowed Advertising and Marketing to continue to be a focal point of interest in her professional life.
Luca Rampazzo is currently a graduate student in the Global Economy program at the University of North Carolina. Prior to UNC, Luca studied at Drew University and received his bachelor’s degree in Business. Originally from Italy, he's on the national fencing team where he worked internationally for a law firm advising European clients on sustainability.
Beyza is a rising senior at Wesleyan University, pursuing a Government degree with an International Relations concentration and a certificate on Social, Cultural and Critical Theory. She also completed an International Marketing Program in Budapest and is originally from Istanbul, Turkey. Her prior experience and professional interests include digital marketing, affiliate marketing and strategic communications for startups.
Prior to joining NOYACK, Driss led product development in a Fintech startup that provided AML and KYC software solutions to investment managers. He graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a degree in Political Science and Business Management. Driss began his undergraduate journey in his hometown in Paris, where he studied Economics at Sciences Po.
Jimena is currently a graduate student-athlete pursuing a Masters in Business Administration with a Marketing concentration at Hofstra University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, and two minors in Marketing and Psychology from the University of Louisiana Monroe. Originally from Argentina, Jimena worked in the Communications & Marketing areas of the International Student Association at ULM, while being captain of the Women’s Tennis Team. Prior to joining NOYACK, Jimena worked as a Marketing & Communications Assistant in the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and the Monroe Civic Center. Jimena enjoys writing and public speaking, which makes her very passionate about the Marketing and Public Relations industries that she decided to focus on.
Jimena is currently a graduate student-athlete pursuing a Masters in Business Administration with a Marketing concentration at Hofstra University. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Public Relations, and two minors in Marketing and Psychology from the University of Louisiana Monroe. Originally from Argentina, Jimena worked in the Communications & Marketing areas of the International Student Association at ULM, while being captain of the Women’s Tennis Team. Prior to joining NOYACK, Jimena worked as a Marketing & Communications Assistant in the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and the Monroe Civic Center. Jimena enjoys writing and public speaking, which makes her very passionate about the Marketing and Public Relations industries that she decided to focus on.