As founder and chief executive officer of Banyan Street Capital, Rudy Prio Touzet provides strategic guidance and leadership for all aspects of the firm’s investment objectives and operations. He brings more than 40 million square feet of office investing with a value exceeding $7 billion and 40 years of commercial operating experience to Banyan, which he founded in 2007.

Prior to founding Banyan Street Capital, Mr. Touzet co-founded America’s Capital Partners in 1997 and led the company for the next decade. During that time, the firm invested in and operated 13.8 million square feet of office properties, with a value of $1.9 billion, throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic in joint ventures with domestic and international investors. In 2009, Mr. Touzet combined many of the ACP assets with Eola Capital, LLC and helped to lead Eola through its merger with Parkway Properties, Inc. in 2011. He also served as an independent director of Parkway from 2011 to 2012.

In 1997, Mr. Touzet also joined Associated Capital Properties and served as its executive vice president until its sale to Highwoods Properties after which he served as the head of Highwoods’ South Florida. From 1981 until 1997, Mr. Touzet held several positions at Cushman & Wakefield, including managing director, Florida area.

Lorri Dunne is responsible for all operational aspects of the firm, including asset and property management, finance and accounting, reporting, insurance, and human resources, as well as acquisitions, dispositions, and managing investor and lender relations.

Ms. Dunne boasts more than 40 years of experience across all spectrums of real estate. Prior to Banyan, she was the director of asset management for Eola Capital, with a portfolio of 15 million square feet. From 1997 to 2007, Ms. Dunne was the chief operating officer of America’s Capital Partners, an integrated investment and management company, which co-invested in and managed approximately 13.8 million square feet of commercial property. She is also a licensed real estate broker in the State of Florida.

Taylor White is a partner and President of Banyan Street Companies, the holding company for Banyan Street’s various businesses. In this role, Mr. White has primary responsibility for Banyan Street’s residential, parking and development divisions and participates in the management of the company’s general business, particularly in the capital markets arena, where he works closely with other team members to structure, negotiate and coordinate acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and equity and debt financings.

Mr. White joined the firm as a partner in 2014 and previously served as the firm’s Chief Investment Officer, during which time he was instrumental in over $2 billion of real estate acquisition and development transactions. Prior to joining Banyan Street Capital, Mr. White was a shareholder and board member of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., a Florida-based law firm serving clients nationwide.

Zac Gruber is a Principal at Banyan Street Capital where he serves as President of the Office Division and sits on the firm’s Management, Investment, and Executive committees. He is involved with all aspects of the firm’s office investments including strategic asset management, capital deployment, leasing, dispositions and investor/lender relations.  Mr. Gruber oversees a team of over 150 professionals charged with growing and operating the firm's portfolio of 11 million square feet of institutional, quality office properties valued at approximately $3.5 billion.  

Throughout his career, Mr. Gruber has participated in the acquisition, development, leasing and management of over 50 million square feet of office and industrial properties through roles at CBRE, PS Business Parks, and other family offices and GP sponsor investors.  Mr. Gruber is involved with several real estate industry organizations including the Real Estate Roundtable, NAIOP, and ULI and received a B.A. from Tufts University and an M.B.A from the University of Florida Hough Graduate School of Business.

Danny Zwieg is the firm’s Chief Financial Officer and oversees the finance and accounting for all lines of business. Mr. Zwieg came to Banyan in 2014 and assumed the role of Controller, where he managed financial reporting, accounting, tax, audit, and special analysis.

Prior to joining Banyan, Mr. Zwieg served as the accounting manager at Parkway Properties from 2011 but has been indirectly associated with Banyan since 2007, when he worked in the accounting department of Eola Capital.

Noble Carpenter is responsible for oversight and expansion of the firm’s capital relationships and assisting with the strategic growth of the company. He brings more than 30 years of commercial real estate investment and leadership experience to Banyan.

Prior to joining Banyan Street Capital, Mr. Carpenter served as the President of Capital Markets and Investor Services at Cushman & Wakefield Americas, where he was responsible for the integration of Cushman & Wakefield’s and DTZ’s Capital Markets platforms after their merger in 2015. Under his leadership, Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets business grew to approximately $700M in revenue by 2018. In 2011, he joined Cassidy Turley and lead its national Capital Markets business while simultaneously serving on the Board of Directors and chairing its Audit Committee. Mr. Carpenter spent over 20 years of his career at Jones Lang LaSalle, where he held a number of leadership positions. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Urstadt Biddle Properties (NYSE: UBP), the Board of Advisors of One Love Foundation (https://www.joinonelove.org/) and the Urban Land Institute (Vice Chair UDMUC-Silver).

David Sturner leads the New York office and is responsible for overseeing construction and property management in the Tri-State area. Mr. Sturner previously served as the president and CEO of MHP Real Estate Services, where he supervised all business functions of the firm including its brokerage division consisting of more than 35 sales and leasing professionals. During his tenure at MHP, he was largely responsible for the development and rapid growth of MHP’s services including the formation of its brokerage, project and asset management departments. As chief operating officer, he oversaw operations for the company’s commercial real estate portfolio consisting of more than 5 million square feet. Having started off in construction management at Structure Tone, a top 20 general construction firm and the largest interior building contractor in the US, Mr. Sturner brings more than thirty years of experience to Banyan. He is a court-appointed receiver for the City of New York and an active member of the Real Estate Board of New York.

Marti Blackstock oversees the property and construction management responsibilities for the Banyan portfolio, consisting of approximately 11 million square feet.

Mrs. Blackstock has been in the commercial real estate industry for 35+ years, specializing in the management of Class A high-rise and mixed-use assets.  Her experience includes developing and implementing strategic business plans, creating and enhancing asset value, managing client and tenant relations, providing leadership in capital projects, and publishing portfolio-wide Standard Operating Procedures. She has held positions with Eola Capital and Parkway Realty Services, America’s Capital Partners, Robinson Humphrey, Shearson Lehman, and Mutual of New York, and has also been an independent consultant for numerous private and institutional owners.  She is also a licensed real estate broker in the State of Georgia.

Derik Keel is responsible for all phases of development and construction, managing master planning and design development through project completion in a wide variety of building types.  Since joining Banyan in 2014, he has overseen the completion of the twenty-five-million-dollar renovation of Peachtree Center in Atlanta, Georgia, the 481-space parking garage in Doral, Florida, and many other major property repositionings throughout the company’s portfolio.

Mr. Keel has a combined 35+ years of experience in both commercial construction and real estate development, including more than 30 building projects in the office, retail, light industrial, medical, multifamily, and hotel sectors.  Prior to joining Banyan Street Capital, he was vice president in charge of company-wide commercial development and construction for Colonial Properties Trust. He was also vice president of construction at TPA Realty Services, which developed, among other projects, the four million square foot Technology Park/Atlanta. 

Mr. Keel is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology where he studied architecture and building construction.

Karin Dunne’s primary focus is the people of Banyan Street, overseeing personnel items, benefits and experiences as well as information technology systems and cybersecurity for all 150+ employees. 

Ms. Dunne received her Master’s in Public Affairs from Indiana University and held various positions within the commercial real estate industry prior to onboarding with Banyan nine years ago. 

Samantha Williamson manages the firm’s accounting team and is responsible for their training and oversight, playing an integral role in maintaining state-of-the-art accounting systems and training new employees. Ms. Williamson has 17 years of experience in the real estate industry.

Leslie Bland oversees corporate, property and employee marketing for Banyan Street Capital and its 11 million square foot office portfolio. With 15 years of combined experience in retail and office marketing, Mrs. Bland leverages corporate partnerships and community relationships to execute a robust marketing strategy including brand development, social media, events and programming. As a member of Banyan’s Management Committee, her strategic efforts support all aspects of the firm, from acquisitions and development to property management and leasing.

Teri Ortiz is responsible for overseeing leasing performance for portions of the portfolio, as well as the strategic management of those assets.

Prior to joining the Banyan in 2019, Mrs. Ortiz was a Director of Office Services at Colliers International, where she specialized in landlord representation and worked on behalf of local, national and multi-national institutional operators. Over the course of her career, she has participated in the acquisition, leasing, and management of more than 15 million square feet of commercial properties.