Portland State of the Market

Chris co-founded Capstone Partners LLC in 2002. He brings over 26 years of real estate investment, development and asset management in all product types. Chris has personally sourced and directed the development, investment and management of over 8 million square feet of industrial, multi-family, retail and office properties in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Nevada for institutional partners and clients including Morrison Street Capital, Prudential Real Estate Investors, PCCP, LLC, Washington Capital Management and several family offices. Chris received a BA in Economics from University of California, Davis in 1989 where he also served as its Student Body President. Chris lives in Portland with his wife Barbara and two teenage children Nikki (18) and Conner (15). Chris is an Eagle Scout. He serves on the Advisory Board for the PSU Center for Real and is a Board Member of KairosPDX, a PPS K-5 Charter School. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute and The Forest Park Conservancy.

Brenner Daniels serves as Managing Director of Development and Partner in Oregon & SW Washington for Holland Partner Group. His responsibilities include site acquisition, entitlements, design, finance, marketing and working with the team in all facets to plan, design and execute development and redevelopment projects. Brenner joined Holland in the fall of 2010 and has over 18 years of experience in real estate development, finance and construction. During his real estate career Brenner has obtained valuable experience developing and financing in excess of $2 billion in total transaction volume. Experience and relationships with various financing sources has been a valuable asset to Holland in the garden style, mid-rise, senior housing and high-rise developments Brenner has developed with the organization. Since joining Holland Brenner has successfully led project teams in the site acquisition, design, development and financing of multifamily, mixed-use and commercial developments to mitigate risk and provide above market returns for investment partners. Brenner enjoys identifying new investment opportunities and keeping close tabs on market conditions. Brenner holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Arizona, a graduate certificate in real estate development from Portland State University and is a licensed real estate broker in Oregon. Brenner is an active member of Urban Land Institute, National Association of Office and Industrial Properties, Multifamily NW and Portland Business Alliance.

Vanessa Sturgeon became president and CEO of TMT Development in 2003. Founded by her grandfather, Thomas P. Moyer, Vanessa started learning the business while still in college. Today, she leads a team that manages more than 6.5 million square feet of mixed-use high-rise assets, retail shopping centers and industrial parks in Oregon and Washington. Her grandfather’s entrepreneurial spirit and fierce commitment to Portland is evident in the way Vanessa leads TMT and serves her community. With countless business accolades and extensive board service to her credit, gratitude for the life she leads fuels her “love what you have” philosophy and her passion to help those who struggle with inequity. As a mom to three boys, Vanessa loves the feeling of family at TMT. “We all like each other. It’s authentic. We don’t take ourselves too seriously. We laugh a lot … we have fun. I can dish it, but I can take it, too.” The company she leads places a high value on service. Service to tenants, business partners, coworkers and community. Empowering people to lead and serve from wherever they are is something she believes in; something she learned from mentors who let her make mistakes and build her reputation. “My grandfather placed a high value on service, on how you treat people … on being embedded in and connected to the community in lots of different ways. That’s how you impact change.” Vanessa attended Santa Clara University, Atkinson Graduate School of Management and Willamette University College of Law.