Our Team

Dan is co-founder and Managing Partner of Deca.

At Deca, Dan leads company-building and development execution across the firm’s portfolio. He is co-CEO of the firm’s data center venture, where he is involved across origination, project design, entitlements, development, and energy strategy. Additionally, Dan is the lead project executive on Deca’s largest real estate projects, including the Phillips 66 refineries in Los Angeles and the Cow Palace in San Francisco.

Previously, Dan was VP of Development at Majestic Realty, where he co-led the redevelopment of the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Dan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Harvard University.

Matt is co-founder and Managing Partner of Deca.

At Deca, Matt leads capital formation and deal-making across the firm’s portfolio. He is co-CEO of the firm’s data center venture, where he leads energy strategy, power origination, project origination, and project financing. Additionally, Matt is the lead executive on Deca’s electrified fleet strategies.

Prior to founding Deca, Matt was a private equity investor at Bain Capital and Starwood Capital, which manage $75bn and $51bn, respectively. Previously, he was a strategy consultant at BCG, where he advised governments and utilities on infrastructure planning and implementation.

Matt holds an MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree in History and Urban Planning from Harvard University.

Rodolfo is a Director at Deca Companies focusing on acquisitions.

Previously, he led finance at Grupo AB, a large privately-held development firm in Latin America with more than 50mm sqft of residential and commercial real estate developed. While at Grupo AB, Rodolfo played an instrumental role in the company's inaugural industrial developments.

Prior to Grupo AB, he was an investment banker at Citigroup, where he advised large multinational companies and pension funds, focusing on the infrastructure, banking, and insurance sectors. He completed transactions worth a combined $3.0 billion.

Rodolfo received a BS in Civil Engineering from Duke University, where he was a member of Tau Beta Pi and president of the Civil Engineering Honor Society, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Sebastian is a Vice President, Acquisitions and Development at Deca Companies.

Before Deca, Sebastian spent 5 years in NYC as a real estate investment professional at Blackstone, the largest global real estate asset manager.

Prior to Blackstone, Sebastian did M&A investment banking at JPMorgan in NYC. Throughout his career, Sebastian has been involved in closing 25 transactions with a combined asset value of over $7 billion.

Sebastian received an MBA from Stanford University and a BS in Civil Engineering from Duke University, where he attended on a fully funded merit scholarship.

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Heather Crossner is the Senior Vice President of the Los Angeles Region at Deca Companies.

Prior to joining Deca Companies, Heather was Senior Vice President at Bridge Industrial, a real estate operating company focused on the development of industrial properties.  At Bridge Industrial, Heather led entitlements, governmental affairs, and community relations for projects throughout California and successfully obtained approvals for more than 5.9 million SF of new developments.  

Previously, Heather worked as a land use attorney at Latham & Watkins for more than a decade. Her practice focused on obtaining land use approvals for large, complex projects facing significant entitlement challenges.

Heather received an A.B. from Harvard College, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.  She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and three children.

Travis is the Vice President of Development at Deca Companies.

Prior to joining Deca, Travis was AVP at Sares Regis, a residential developer based in San Mateo, CA. At Sares Regis, Travis led the entitlement, design and construction of transit-oriented developments in the Bay Area, including Cityline Sunnyvale, a 36 acre mixed-used master plan.

Previously, Travis worked at Rudolph & Sletten building across California and at Katerra to industrialize the construction process.

Travis received an MBA and MS in Civil Engineering from Stanford, and a BS in Civil Engineering from Santa Clara University.

Kevin Dunn is SVP, Engineering & Construction at Deca, where he leads the technical diligence and delivery of the company's data center campus projects. He serves as Deca's senior technical hand on live developments, leading design engineering and owner's-engineering work and acting as the technical voice with EPCs, hyperscalers, and utility counterparties, while building the internal capability to execute civil, electrical, and vertical construction across the portfolio.

Kevin has spent 19+ years scaling commercial and technical organizations that provide solutions to hyperscale data centers, AI infrastructure, and power generation and transmission assets, most recently as Chief Commercial Officer at VEIR and previously in senior commercial leadership roles at Eaton and Black & Veatch. He is a trusted adviser to hyperscalers, EPCs, utilities, and regulators, and serves on the board of the International Energy Agency's Technology and Innovation Advisory Board.

Kevin holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and holds PMP, PfMP and Six Sigma Black Belt certifications.

Barrie is a Vice President at Deca Companies.

Before Deca, Barrie was a Senior Director at Venture For America, an economic development organization. There, she led a 13-person team that built relationships with government officials, community groups, and corporations in cities across the U.S.

Prior to VFA, Barrie was a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.

Barrie graduated Stanford University with an MBA and an MS in Environmental Science and received a Bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from New York University.

Mike Kramer is Managing Director at Deca, where he leads acquisition, development, and investment across several large projects, and he serves as a lead executive for the firm’s national digital infrastructure and data center venture.

Previously, Mike spent over a decade as a Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer for Sand Hill Property Company, involved in all aspects of the company's investment and development strategies. Mike oversaw a portfolio of over $4 billion AUM, and was involved in the acquisition, entitlement, and/or development of 3.8 million square feet of commercial space and over 7,000 units of housing. During his tenure, Mike received several awards for his community-oriented approach to development.

Earlier, Mike was a Project Leader for the Boston Consulting Group, and he previously worked in the White House in the Financial Rescue Unit of the Office of Management and Budget. Mike has prior experience in structured finance at KPMG and investment banking at Goldman Sachs.

Mike earned a BS in accountancy from the University of Illinois, an MS in civil engineering from Stanford, and a dual MBA/MPA from Wharton and Harvard.

Josh is a Development Director at Deca, where he works on entitlement, development and construction management efforts for the firm.

Before Deca, Josh worked at ECM Management LLC serving as a Senior Development Manager for third party development services. While at ECM Management, Josh completed work on entitlements, design development, and construction management of over 4 million square feet of industrial projects.

Prior to ECM Management, Josh was a Senior Asset Manager at Pacific Industrial, where his role included asset management, construction management, and financial reporting of over 4 million square feet of an in-house industrial portfolio. This role saw Josh included throughout a project’s life cycle post-closing of acquisition.

Josh graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Southern California where he earned an MBA as well as his Bachelor’s in Business Administration.

Matt is an Accounting Manager at Deca, where he leads the preparation of the firm’s financial statements and supports key financial and operational activities.

Prior to joining Deca, Matt worked as an auditor specializing in the alternative investments industry, with a focus on private equity, venture capital, and real estate. He previously held roles at Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Frank Rimerman.

Matt earned a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Cal Poly.

Prior to joining Deca Company, Marissa worked in children’s services at the Buckeye Ranch, where she supported youth and families through direct service and program coordination.

Marissa received a Bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University, where she double majored in Psychology and Sociology/Anthropology.

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Sasha is a Director at Deca Companies focusing on acquisitions.

Prior to joining Deca, Sasha was a key member of the investments team at Prado Group for 6 years focusing on value-add, opportunistic, and special situation investments across multifamily, retail, office, and distressed debt where he executed and closed over $3.0 billion in acquisitions. His previous work experience includes roles at Bridge Investment Group (now Apollo) and JLL.

Sasha holds a B.A. from UC Berkeley and is actively involved in BREAA where he was a board member.

Max is the Director of Construction at Deca Companies, a San Francisco-based real estate developmentand investment firm specializing in multiple strategies.

Before joining Deca, Max was a Construction Manager at Riaz Capital, a multi-family real estate developerlocated in Oakland. During his tenure at Riaz Capital, Max led the design,permitting, and construction of several value-add and ground-up multi-familyprojects. He also played a pivotal role in the company’s expansion beyond theBay Area, overseeing the firms largest project to date—a 259-unit, 8-storybuilding located in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter.

Prior to Riaz Capital, Max was a Project Manager at ARCO/Murray, the nation’s largest builder of distributioncenters. In this role, he managed estimating, design, permitting, andconstruction for light-industrial and process manufacturing projects across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Max holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, with a minor in Environmental Engineering from McGillUniversity.

Ray is the Head of Finance and Accounting at Deca Companies.

Prior to Deca, Ray was at March Capital Management, a residential and industrial real estate developer, where he served in a similar role. Previously, he worked at Sand Hill Property Company, Fremont Realty Capital, and Carmel Partners where he managed the reporting for the executive team and external partners.

Ray began his career in the audit and assurance practice at KPMG where he focused on banking, financial services, and real estate industries. Ray graduated from San Francisco State University and received two Bachelor’s degrees in accounting and corporate finance. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.

Stanley is a Vice President at Deca Companies.

Previously, Stanley was a development professional at Hines, a global real estate investment and development firm. At Hines, Stanley was a project manager for several office and residential development projects in the Bay Area.

Prior to Hines, Stanley was a management consultant at The Boston Consulting Group, where he focused on due diligence efforts for private equity and public company acquisitions.

Stanley graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University. He also holds an MBA from The Wharton School, where he was a Palmer Scholar. He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.