In this episode of BMC Talks, Host Alexander Alemany ’13 (MBA) interviews Matt Sirianni ’15, Vice President at Fident Capital. In the podcast, they discuss: how his passion for finance led him to real estate, overview of the capital stack for real estate development projects, different strategies on how to finance projects based on a developer’s business plan, and how capital can help or hinder the success of a project through discussion of real-world examples.<br /><br /><b>GUESTS</b><br />Matt Sirianni is Vice President at Fident Capital, where he oversees the underwriting, packaging, marketing, and closing of all debt and equity placement opportunities. In addition, Mr. Sirianni manages internal systems that drive company operations.<br /><br />Prior to Fident Capital, Mr. Sirianni was a Senior Financial Analyst with Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate group in San Diego, where he began his professional career. As part of Wells Fargo’s Community Lending and Investment platform, he specialized in underwriting over $200 million in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) transactions, a hybrid equity-debt, public-private financing product used to incentivize commercial real estate development and operating business investment in low-income communities. At Wells Fargo, Mr. Sirianni was also responsible for database enhancement projects involving the integration of Salesforce for asset management and pipeline reporting purposes.<br /><br />Mr. Sirianni holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Real Estate from the University of San Diego and is a member of the Urban Land Institute.<br /><br /><br /><b>HOST<br /></b>Alexander Alemany '13 (MBA) is a USD alumnus and the principal and founder of Hub &amp; Spoke Communities​, a real estate development company that builds mixed income housing in walkable, urban neighborhoods. <a href="https://www.sandiego.edu/business/centers/burnham-moores-real-estate/leadership/biography.php?profile_id=13481" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read his full bio</a>. <b> <br /></b><b><br />ABOUT THE <i>BMC TALKS</i> PODCAST</b><br />The <a href="https://www.sandiego.edu/business/centers/burnham-moores-real-estate/bmc-talks.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i>BMC Talks</i></a> podcast series provides inside access to conversations with an array of real estate professionals to explore the shifts occurring in real estate, technology and society, which are shaping the future of our built environment. Host Alexander Alemany ’13 (MBA) also takes a deep dive into the personal and professional stories behind how his guests became successful and shares their valuable advice to anyone building a career in real estate or business.<br /><br />The <i>BMC Talks</i> podcast supports the mission of the <a href="https://www.sandiego.edu/business/centers/burnham-moores-real-estate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate</a> (BMC), to help recruit, educate, guide and mentor a diverse group of real estate students with the goal of facilitating their career pursuits in a socially responsible manner, with a global perspective and in collaboration with the real estate industry.We accomplish this mission through the support of outstanding faculty and professional staff, dedicated career services, scholarship offerings, active industry involvement and outreach and relevant real estate programming. For more information about the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate at the University of San Diego’s Knauss School of Business, visit www.usdrealestate.com or contact [email protected].