Ryan McKenna

Founder

Ryan is a successful entrepreneur and experienced real estate investor active in the multifamily apartment space and is currently invested in 50+ real estate and business syndications with a total portfolio value over $1 billion. Real estate investing has always been a passion of his as he's fascinated by the concept of creating passive income to achieve financial independence and wants to help others do the same. Ryan is currently an investor in many multifamily apartments and commercial properties (11,088 units total) in the following markets: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Colorado Springs, Dallas, Fort Worth, Greenville, Houston, Jacksonville, Key West, Memphis, Mesa, Minneapolis, Orlando, Phoenix, Portland, Raleigh and San Antonio. At McKenna Capital, Ryan oversees all due diligence/acquisitions, capital raising efforts, investor relations and asset management for his firm.

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Prior to starting McKenna Capital, Ryan was a Partner at Lockton, a leading insurance consulting/brokerage firm specializing in the real estate industry, where he spent nearly 10 years assisting real estate owners, management companies, and developers on their insurance and risk management needs. Ryan is an angel investor and member of IrishAngels, and also runs a sports ticket reselling & investment company, which he founded in 2006.  

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Ryan earned his MBA at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business and is a former student-athlete of Arizona State University, having played baseball for the Sun Devils (2001-2004) and graduating Magna Cum Laude, with a Bachelor's Degree in Business & Communications. 

David Thompson

Strategic Partner

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​David is a Strategic Partner and Advisor for McKenna Capital. He is Founder of Thompson Investing, a real estate investment firm that raises private equity funds for commercial real estate deals. Thompson Investing has raised significant private equity capital for multifamily strategic partners to purchase 8,000+ apartment units in 25 separate communities. 

David has strong experiences in real estate investing in both domestic and international projects covering single-family, multi-family and land development.  He earned his MBA in finance from Thunderbird School of Global Management, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree from Arizona State University.  David spent over 20 years in high-tech management positions at Dell, AT&T, and Lucent Technologies.  At Lucent he managed a $2.5B investment portfolio and raised over $1B in funds for acquisitions.

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David truly enjoys building long-term relationships with others and provides a great customer experience to his investors.  Dave has lived in Austin, Texas for twenty years with his wife and has two daughters.