Kris Jankowski is based in Deer Park, Illinois and founded Government Investments Partners (GIP) in 2017 and is responsible for the overall strategy and direction of the firm. Prior to starting GIP, Mr. Jankowski oversaw the acquisition of approximately 100 government-leased properties totaling over $1 billion during his five-plus year tenure at Boyd Watterson Asset Management (formerly Titanium Real Estate Advisors). During that time, the company developed a reputation as the most prolific buyer in government real estate.
Mr. Jankowski has experience in both institutional and corporate real estate. Prior to his time at Boyd Watterson, Mr. Jankowski was with Whirlpool Corporation as a Senior Real Estate Manager overseeing global real estate dispositions. He also worked for First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE: FR) in various positions in acquisitions, dispositions and accounting. In total, Kris has worked on nearly $3 billion of commercial property transactions. Mr. Jankowski graduated from Miami University with a B.S. in Accounting.
Bob Cottle is based in Atlanta, Georgia and serves as a Principal of GIP focused on acquisitions. Prior to joining GIP, Mr. Cottle was a co-founder of Colliers GSAXCHANGE, the investment sales component of Colliers International’s Government Solutions national practice group. Mr. Cottle has completed over$400 million of government-leased sale transactions over the past eight years. Mr. Cottle joined Colliers International in 2000 and has nearly 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, with over 25 years in the commercial property sale transactions arena. Prior to joining Colliers, Mr. Cottle was the Chief Underwriter for DECK Realty Group in Atlanta, and has been involved in development, acquisition, disposition, financing, and brokerage during his career. Mr. Cottle graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with an M.B.A. in Finance, and the University of South Florida with a B.A. in Accounting. Mr. Cottle holds a CCIM certification and a Georgia real estate license.
Andrew Pulliam, based in Washington, DC, is a Principal and Executive Vice President of Investments for GIP, focused on the acquisition of properties leased to federal, state and local government agencies. Prior to joining the firm, Andrew served as Executive Vice President of Acquisitions for a publicly traded REIT focused on government-leased real estate, where he acquired assets totaling 11.5 million square feet and an accumulated purchase price of more than $3.8 billion. Earlier in his career, Andrew was involved in acquisitions, dispositions and financings with companies that focused on a variety of property types, including government as well as office, industrial, medical and special-use. Andrew graduated from The George Washington University with an M.B.A. and from The College of William and Mary with a B.B.A.
Dan Wyatt is based in Sacramento, California and serves as a Principal of GIP focused on asset management. Prior to joining GIP, Mr. Wyatt spent approximately five years with Buzz Oates, a leading West Coast development and investment company, where he performed asset management duties for 3.2 million square feet of industrial, office, and retail space in California and Texas, approximately 410,000 square feet of which is leased to State or Federal Government tenants. Dan brings 20 years of institutional and private commercial real estate experience to the team, having worked with First Industrial Realty Trust, Credit Suisse, and Colliers International. He has extensive experience in acquisitions and dispositions, and has been a key component of the purchase of over 10 million of square feet of property, along with the origination and funding of hundreds of millions of dollars in commercial loans. Mr. Wyatt holds an M.B.A. in Real Estate Finance and Investment from DePaul University, a CCIM certification, and is a Licensed Broker in the State of California.
Ed Fanselow serves as Senior Vice President of Strategy & Growth, helping to lead GIP’s continued evolution and long-term growth initiatives. He is specifically focused on further institutionalizing the organization by enhancing operational rigor, refining internal processes, strengthening the firm’s go-to-market strategy and elevating the overall client, investor and partner experience. Prior to joining GIP, Ed spent more than 15 years in leadership roles at the world’s largest commercial real estate services firms–CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield and Colliers. His experience spans operations, business development, organizational transformation, communications, brand strategy and change management, with a particular focus on helping real estate organizations modernize operations, build scalable platforms and differentiate in the marketplace.
Dan Koob, based out of Chicago, is a Principal for Government Construction Partners (GCon). GCon is the General Contracting/Project Management division of Government Investment Partners (GIP). Mr. Koob is also the Director of Business Development and Project Management at Quincy Construction & Development, a commercial/office General Contractor/Construction Manager in the Chicagoland area. Mr. Koob has over 10 years’ experience in the construction industry where has performed multiple roles including project management, estimating, onsite project supervision, business development and specification writing. Mr. Koob received his B.G.S. degree from University of Kansas (Rock Chalk!)
Laura Artus is based in Deer Park, Illinois, and serves as a Senior Vice President focused on the company’s operations to focused on risk management. Prior to joining GIP, Ms. Artus founded Artus Property Services a consulting firm assisting clients on real estate transactions primarily in the areas of physical and environmental due diligence. Ms. Artus also served as a Senior Vice President for CenterPoint Properties for 20+ years in various roles since its inception including Due Diligence and Risk Management. She provided due diligence, environmental, deal structuring, and negotiating advice for over $931M Acquisitions/Re-Developments, $70M Dispositions, and over $5M Vertical Development and Business Parks for the Company, CalPERS, Wispark, and UBS. Ms. Artus holds an Environmental Risk Management designation from the University of Houston, Environmental Risk Strategies Institute.
Jocelyn Ford serves as Vice President of Investor Relations, and is based in Deer Park, IL. Prior to joining GIP, Ms. Ford was a Vice President at Lake Forest Real Estate Capital, a capital markets advisory that arranges debt and equity financing for commercial real estate. Ms. Ford brings over 15 years of professional experience having also worked with First Industrial Realty Trust and Baird & Warner Real Estate Capital. She has extensive experience underwriting and closing high value transactions across the US for both dispositions and debt investments. Jocelyn holds a MA in Mathematics Education and a BS in Finance from DePaul University.
Glen Nielsen is based out of Deer Park, Illinois, and serves as a Project manager. He is focused on the Repair and Maintenance of the buildings owned and managed in the GIP portfolio. Prior to joining GIP Mr. Nielsen worked at Jewel Osco for 42 Years, he worked in many different capacities including Store manager, District manager, and Facilities manager for 187 stores. Mr. Nielsen also worked at Tech Servicers as a Reginal Vice President of operations for 2 years.
Matt Corely is based in Indianapolis, IN and serves as Vice President of Capital Markets where he oversees corporate and asset-level capital raising activities, including debt and equity sourcing as well as joint venture pursuits and structuring. Prior to joining GIP, Mr. Corley was a real estate executive with firms including Scannell Properties, Lauth Group and most recently, Pure Development. Mr. Corley graduated from Miami University with a degree in accounting and finance.
Abbie Deluso serves as Human Resources Manager. Her over ten years of experience in commercial real estate and healthcare investment opportunities have led her to also assist with coordinating closings for GIP. Abbie creates systems and processes to streamline transitions within the companies she has worked for. She prides herself on employee relations, recruiting, and onboarding new employees as well as creative problem-solving.
