Our Team

Jay Rappaport

CEO & Founder

Jay Rappaport, CEO & Founder

Jay Rappaport is CEO and co-founder of Legacy Investing. Since 2003, Jay has transacted in over 30 million SF of real estate representing over $2.75 billion of value.

Prior to entering real estate, Jay spent 15 years as a senior executive of several Internet based companies. Jay began his Internet career at AOL where he negotiated all of AOL’s major transactions, including the acquisitions of Time Warner, Netscape and CompuServe. After the Time Warner merger, Jay served as COO of AOL. Jay was subsequently President of Vonage and then President and COO of AddThis (sold to Oracle).

Jay is a former advisor to the Washington Wizards NBA team and the Washington Capitals NHL team. Jay received his J.D. degree from UCLA Law School and his B.S. in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

Daniel English

President & Founder

Daniel English, President & Founder

Daniel English is co-founder and President of Legacy Investing, with over 20 years of experience across technology and real estate investments, operations, and transactions.

Before entering real estate, Daniel held corporate executive roles across general management, corporate development and product management at technology companies such as ePals, Revolution Health and the Advisory Board Company.

Daniel studied engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and Economics and Finance at Emory University.

Manny Mencia

CTO

Manny Mencia, CTO

Manny is an accomplished corporate executive with over 25 years experience in information technology, telecommunications and data centers.

Prior to Legacy Investing, Manny was the President and COO of ByteGrid, an owner/operator of state-of-the-art data centers providing highly compliant colocation, managed hosting and hybrid cloud IT infrastructure. Previously, Manny was President of OptiGlobe Communications Inc., which built and operated 400,000 square feet of Tier IV data centers in Latin America offering collocation, hosting and managed services to large local and multi-national clients.

Manny began his career with MCI and held a variety of key executive leadership roles.

Ashley Tonnesen

SVP of Portfolio Management & Finance

Ashley Tonnesen, SVP Finance

Prior to joining Legacy Investing, Ashley served as a Director of Finance at Mill Creek Residential Trust, a leading multifamily developer with >$2B in assets, with responsibility for corporate-level planning activities, investor reporting, and cash management. Ashley joined Mill Creek shortly after its inception and was integral in designing and implementing processes that allowed the company to scale with growth and execute against strategic initiatives.

Ashley began her career in public accounting, and most recently was an Assurance Manager at PwC, where she served large public institutions within the banking and financial services sector.

Graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in accounting, Ashley is a certified public accountant in the state of Virginia.

Justin Kline

VP Portfolio Development

Justin Kline, VP Portfolio Development

Justin leads efforts to maximize the value of Legacy’s portfolio through acquisitions, leasing, dispositions, refinancing and related transactional projects.

Justin started in real estate at the Washington, D.C. office of Colliers International Valuation & Advisory Services where he focused on property valuation and consulting along the eastern seaboard. More recently, he specialized in Investment Sales brokerage in Southwestern Pennsylvania at both Colliers International and JLL. Justin’s background in valuation and investment sales has created a well-rounded balance of technical ability and deal management that he is able to utilize to drive value for Legacy’s investors.

David Lambiaso

VP Portfolio Management

David Lambiaso, VP Portfolio Management

David Lambiaso is Vice President of Portfolio Management at Legacy Investing, where he leads the effort for capital improvement projects to increase the life expectancy and resiliency of the various facility types within the portfolio.

Previously a consultant within design engineering, David worked on capital strategy and improvement projects for facility types ranging from class A office space to national laboratory exascale supercomputer facilities. Specifically, within the Data Center asset class, David has had extensive exposure to best in class design for hyperscale, enterprise, colocation, and supercomputer facilities from his time working within the MCF Consulting Group at Environmental Systems Design, Inc.

David studied classical music at The Boston Conservatory, and real estate development at Roosevelt Universities’ Marshall Bennett Institute of Real Estate.

Nate Brooks

Portfolio Management

Nate Brooks, Portfolio Management

Nate Brooks is responsible for leading Legacy’s overall asset management efforts, including overseeing day-to-day execution of the investment plans and monitoring performance for all assets across the portfolio. Prior to joining Legacy Investing, Nate worked in the Investment Management Group at RXR Realty. He joined RXR as a financial analyst in 2014, and was most recently responsible for managing the investment process for assets totaling 2.9 million square feet, including the headquarters for UBS and BBDO. Nate is a graduate of Villanova University with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real Estate.

Wilson West

Portfolio Development

Wilson West, Portfolio Development

Wilson is responsible for overseeing a series of investments where he focuses on maximizing asset performance and investor returns from acquisition through day-to-day management until disposition.

Wilson entered real estate as a broker for Transwestern’s leading office and industrial team in Northern Virginia. He later joined Bentall Kennedy’s (now BentallGreenOak) asset management team as the sole analyst for a $600M portfolio of retail and multifamily assets along the East Coast.

He holds a B.A. in Economics from Washington and Lee University.

Melissa Salerno

Portfolio Management

Melissa Salerno, Portfolio Management

Melissa is responsible for supporting a series of investments starting at acquisition through day-to-day management until disposition, where she focuses on maximizing asset performance and investor returns. Prior to joining Legacy Investing, Melissa participated in internships as a Finance Assistant at North Shore Bank assisting accounts payable and as a Researcher for Invite Education, leading efforts to increase the transparency of student loans for prospective borrowers.

Melissa graduated from American University with a B.S. in Finance.

Kristen Randall

Portfolio Management

Kristen Randall, Portfolio Development

Kristen is responsible for underwriting investments and supporting leasing and dispositions. Prior to joining Legacy Investing, Kristen participated in an internship supporting research for NASA.

Kristen graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Physics and Math.

Nam Bui

Portfolio Development

Nam Bui, Portfolio Development

Nam is responsible for supporting investment research, underwriting, and due diligence.

Nam is completing his studies at Georgetown University.

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