Founders
Bill Fuhs
President - FounderWilliam R. Fuhs, Jr. is a founding partner of Versus Capital and has been the President since inception. In 2006, Mr. Fuhs partnered with Mr. Quam as the Chief Financial and Operating Officer of Welton Street Holdings from 2006 to 2010, where he was responsible for product development, finance, administration and operations. Prior to Welton
Mark Quam
CEO - FounderMark Quam is a founding partner of Versus Capital has been the Chief Executive Officer since inception. Previously, Mr. Quam was the President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Welton Street Investments, LLC and Welton Street Holdings LLC (“Welton Street”) from 2005 to 2010. Prior to Welton Street, Mr. Quam, as a partner and senior executive,
Casey Frazier, CFA
CIO - FounderCasey Frazier is a founding partner of Versus Capital and has been the Chief Investment Officer since inception. Previously, Mr. Frazier was a Senior Vice President of NRF Capital Markets LLC from 2010 to 2011, where he was responsible for product development and due diligence for the firm including helping to develop products to be sold
Investments
Bob Becker
Chief Investment Strategist and Managing DirectorRobert Becker is the Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director of Investments at Versus Capital. Prior to joining Versus Capital, Robert was director of investor relations at Eversource Energy, an electric, gas, and water utility and renewable energy developer and member of the S&P 500. Previously, he spent more than 18 years at Cohen &
Dave Truex, CFA
Deputy CIOMr. Truex is the Deputy Chief Investment Officer in the investments group at Versus Capital where he is responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of Versus Capital’s investment activities for its real estate and real assets strategies. In addition to his work in portfolio design, Mr. Truex is also responsible for identifying and
Becca Edil
Director of InvestmentsBecca Edil is a Director of Investments at Versus Capital. Prior to joining Versus Capital, Becca was a Vice President in the Infrastructure Debt Group at JP Morgan Asset Management where she was responsible for portfolio management, origination, due diligence, product structuring and fundraising activities. Prior to her role at JP Morgan, she was an
Alicia Chen, CFA
Director of InvestmentsAlicia Chen is a Director of Investments at Versus Capital. She has 12 years of experience in banking and private equity, focusing on investing across the capital stack in power, renewable and infrastructure assets. Alicia has worked on transactions with over $5 bn of committed capital throughout her career. Prior to joining Versus Capital, Alicia
Kevin Nagy
Director of InvestmentsKevin Nagy, CAIA, is an Senior Portfolio Analyst for Versus Capital. Kevin’s role includes manager due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and tracking new real estate fund offerings. Kevin joined Versus in March of 2019. Previously, he was an Assistant Vice President in Callan LLC’s Real Assets Consulting Group. While at Callan, Kevin had various research coverage
Phil Eichhorn, CFA
Director of InvestmentsMr. Eichhorn is a Director of Investments in the investments group at Versus Capital where he is responsible for manager due diligence, portfolio monitoring and attribution, and investment research. In addition, Mr. Eichhorn is also responsible for data aggregation, process improvements, and automation. He joined Versus in May of 2021. Previously, Mr. Eichhorn was a
Kim Christensen, CFA
Investment AnalystKim Christensen is an Investment Analyst for Versus Capital. Kim joined Versus Capital in September 2023. Prior to joining Versus, Kim was an Assistant Vice President at Nuveen, where she was responsible for risk analytics, including data visualization, coordination of technical enhancements and vendor oversight. Kim was previously an Associate Vice President at OppenheimerFunds, where
Sales
Jake Mortell
National Director of Advisory ServicesJake Mortell is Versus Capital’s National Director of Advisory Services. Mr. Mortell joined Versus Capital in March of 2013 after providing RIA-focused sales and marketing consulting to the firm since early 2012. He has over 20 years of industry experience with most of his career dedicated to serving the RIA channel. He previously represented numerous
Spencer Schomer
Director of Advisory Services - Eastern RegionSpencer Schomer joins Versus Capital as Director of Advisory Services – Eastern Region. He was most recently a Vice President at Cambiar Investors responsible for new business development and client relations with RIAs and bank trust departments. Before moving to the sales side of the asset management industry, Mr. Schomer spent six years as investment
Mike Miller
Director of Advisory Services - North Central RegionMichael Miller has over two decades of industry experience and joins Versus Capital from Cohen & Steers, Inc. where he was Vice President, RIA Sales Manager with responsibility for the Midwest region. Prior to Cohen & Steers, Mr. Miller built relationships with RIAs for Legg Mason and Westcore Funds. Mr. Miller will continue to cover
Will O’Neill
Director of Advisory Services – Western RegionWill O’Neill joins Versus Capital as Director of Advisory Services – Western Region. Prior to joining Versus and switching to a relationship management role, Will served as a client advisor and due diligence analyst at Boston Private Wealth, conducting investment research on the firm’s equity, fixed income and alternative investments. Before BPW, Will worked as
Robert Atwell
Director of Advisory Services - South Central RegionRobert Atwell has over two decades of industry experience and joins Versus Capital from Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc. where he was a Senior Vice President, with responsibility for the Western US. Prior to Harbor Capital Advisors, Inc., Mr. Atwell built institutional relationships for Berger Financial Group and Founders Asset Management. Mr. Atwell will continue to
Josh Parrott
Director of Advisory Services - Southeast RegionJosh Parrott joins Versus Capital as Managing Director of Advisory Services, Southeast. Prior to joining our firm, he was Managing Director of Business Development at Penso Advisors where he led the sourcing and servicing of client relationships for their macro hedge fund strategies. From 2014 to 2020, Josh was a Director for AQR Capital’s Business
Chris Devenney
Product ManagerChris Devenney joined Versus Capital as Product Manager in 2022. Mr. Devenney has 14 years of industry experience, including serving as Vice President, Senior Investment Analyst at Envestnet and having held similar institutional investment consulting roles at Prima Capital and Rogerscasey. Most recently, he founded and operated Peak Content LLC which provided modern, institutional quality
Janay Lebsock
Senior Internal ConsultantJanay Lebsock is a Senior Internal Consultant at Versus Capital where she leverages extensive industry experience to support clients across the West and Central regions of the United States. Prior to joining Versus, Janay focused on alternative investments at Black Creek Group, now Ares Wealth Management, where she developed deep expertise in non-traditional investment strategies.
Zach Runberg
Senior Internal ConsultantZach Runberg joins Versus Capital as Senior Internal Consultant – Northeast & Southeast regions. Prior to joining Versus, Zach served as an Internal Wholesaler for Ares Wealth Management where he promoted complementary investment solutions across multiple alternative asset classes. Prior to Ares, Zach was an Internal Wholesaler for Black Creek Group where he focused on
Legal & Compliance
Jill Varner
Chief Compliance OfficerJill Varner is the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) of Versus Capital and also serves as the CCO of its affiliated closed-end interval funds. Jill joined Versus in August 2019 and, prior to becoming CCO in July 2023, served as the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and the Director of Compliance and Operations. She previously worked in investment
Kelly Bolduc
Director of ComplianceKelly Bolduc is the Director of Compliance at Versus Capital. Prior to joining Versus in August of 2023, Kelly worked at Janus Henderson for 13 years, where she oversaw the pre- and post-trade monitoring team within Investment Compliance. Her primary focus was monitoring trade activity, interpreting client guidelines and fund disclosures. Prior to joining the Investment Compliance team,
Tim Fete
Chief Legal OfficerTim Fete joined Versus Capital as Chief Legal Officer in October 2021. Prior to joining Versus, Tim was in private practice for over 19 years, most recently as a partner of the law firm Perkins Coie LLP, where he focused on corporate transactions, representing private and public companies in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, financings and restructurings
Finance & Operations
Brian Petersen
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating OfficerBrian joined Versus Capital and was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Treasurer of its affiliated Closed-End Interval Funds in 2019. In this role, Brian is responsible for oversight of the day-to-day operations of the Company’s funds including investment valuation, NAV production, financial reporting and accounting policy administration, tax filings and reporting, service
Dustin Rose
Director - Fund Financial OperationsDustin Rose joined Versus Capital as Director – Fund Financial Operations. Prior to joining Versus, Dustin served as an Assistant Vice President at Oppenheimer Funds responsible for oversight of the financial reporting, regulatory reporting and expense administration of its investment products. Before working at Oppenheimer Funds, Dustin worked as an Assistant Director at State Street
Gavin McCarty
Corporate TreasurerGavin joined Versus Capital as Corporate Treasurer. In this role, Gavin is responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day operations of the Company’s corporate accounting and finance functions. Prior to joining Versus, Mr. McCarty was the Executive Director, Controller for SRS Acquiom where he oversaw all accounting functions including technical accounting, financial reporting, regulatory reporting,
Liz Erickson
Senior Accountant/Financial AnalystLiz Erickson joined Versus Capital as Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst in 2023 to assist in the Company’s corporate accounting and finance functions. Prior to Versus, she worked as a Senior Accountant for Envestnet Inc., where she was primarily focused on operational accounting functions, intercompany and integrating new financial systems. Prior to her time at Envestnet, she
Kelly McEwen
Director of Fund Financial OperationsKelly joined Versus Capital as Director of Fund Financial Operations in 2022. Prior to joining Versus, Kelly worked for two years at SS&C ALPS as Vice President of Fund Management, also serving as Fund Treasurer and Fund Controller to various open and closed end mutual funds and ETFs. In this role, she was responsible for
Ashley Johnson
Director of Fund Financial OperationsAshley joined Versus Capital as Director of Fund Financial Operations in 2023. Prior to joining Versus, Ashley worked at Janus Henderson where she led a team focused on financial reporting, regulatory reporting, and new accounting pronouncements for the U.S. mutual funds and ETFs. Prior to working at Janus Henderson, Ashley worked at Oppenheimer Funds specializing in financial
Information Technology
Mike Quam
Chief Information OfficerMike Quam is an experienced Chief Information Officer who has worked in the industry for over 17 years. He worked at Black Creek Capital and now is Chief Information Officer with Versus Capital. As a CIO, he has been responsible for managing the technology infrastructure of the company and ensuring that it aligns with the
Ryan Burke
IT ManagerRyan Burke is the IT Manager at Versus Capital. Prior to Joining Versus in April of 2023, Ryan worked at Ares Management (previously Black Creek Group) for 11 years, where he began his journey as a Helpdesk technician. Most recently, Ryan served as a Salesforce administrator, in this position, he played a pivotal role in