Meet the Team

Ian is the CEO of Circuit Avenue. Ian was previously an investment professional at Cadre, a New York-based investment firm. With over $700m of closed transaction experience, Ian has assessed and executed the risk spectrum, including the development of affordable housing. Ian previously worked for Rep. James Clyburn (SC-6), focusing on discretionary infrastructure grants. Ian graduated from Harvard College, receiving his B.A in Economics with high honors.

IAN BATTS
Co-Founder & CEO

R. David Kelly has 35 years of real estate and capital markets experience. David has arranged over $50bn of financial transactions and developed over $3.5bn in real estate assets, including over $600m in public private partnerships. David also served as the Chairman of the Texas Public Finance Authority 2002-2006 and Chairman of the Teacher’s Retirement System of Texas 2009-2017. David is currently lead independent director of TCW Direct Lending and The Invesco REIT and is a director of Ashton Woods Homes. David graduated as a John Harvard Scholar in Economics from Harvard College and received an M.B.A from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

R. DAVID KELLY
Executive Chairman

Bob Sheehy brings over 30 years of finance experience, including two decades as a partner at Inverness Capital, a private equity firm in Greenwich, Conn. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for private equity-backed companies American Independent Companies, an underwriter of non-standard auto insurance, and Team Car Care, which operates 500 Jiffy Lube stores nationwide. Bob has also held directorships at numerous portfolio companies, including two publicly traded firms. A Swarthmore College graduate with a B.A. in Economics with Distinction, Bob earned his M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management.

BOB SHEEHY
Chief Financial Officer