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Graaskamp Patron Advisory Board

Ryan Mallery

Ryan Mallery

Chief Executive Officer and Fund Manager

Big River Real Estate, LLC

Ryan P. Mallery is the founder and managing principal of Big River Real Estate and has been an integral part of all of the firm’s activities since 2003. Mr. Mallery has been involved in many forms of real property ownership, development, management and financing during his career. He is the Fund Manager for the Big River family of funds and is responsible for investment sourcing, underwriting analysis, investor relations and reporting, asset management and accounting oversight.

Mr. Mallery is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Business (BBA 1999), and is proud to have earned his degree from the UW’s world-renowned Real Estate and Urban Land Economics program. Prior to founding his own firm, Mr. Mallery worked for a real estate development firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was responsible for analytical modeling, due diligence, and project management on developments ranging from $2-$50 Million.

Mr. Mallery enjoys discovering and negotiating real estate opportunities that make sense for him and his clients. He has underwritten and evaluated more than $500 Million of real estate assets in his career. As a young man, Mr. Mallery worked in construction and carpentry, founding a business in this field while in college. This construction background proves helpful today in overseeing capital expense projects. Mr. Mallery is a licensed real estate broker.

Ryan is a husband, father, avid conservationist, and outdoorsman. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife and son.