Inside Papaya Development

Corey is an institutional real estate portfolio manager; managing  investments for top endowments and family offices including the  University of Michigan Endowment

Founded Papaya Development in 2021

Co-founded Fortus Partners and FM Development in 2011

Extensive experience in real estate, construction, property and

business development.

An active speaker and moderator at real estate conferences and panels  throughout the country.

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15 years | Extensive fiduciary experience with Goldman Sachs, UBS AG and the Capital Group Companies.

Corey co-managed a $1.9B investment advisory portfolio for family offices, foundations and endowments.

Corey joined UBS in 2005 where he and his team built one of the nation’s leading private wealth management groups  and were recognized by Barron’s Magazine annually as one of the Top 100 Wealth Advisory Teams in the country.  Previously, he was with Goldman Sachs in its Private Wealth Management Group where joined in early 2000. Corey  began his career at The Capital Group Companies in 1997, holding multiple roles servicing the broker dealer  community, including internal wholesaler for the AmericanFunds.

Corey graduated from the University of Michigan in 1997 with a B.A. in Economics, which included a one-year concentration at the London School of Economics. He actively serves on the Board for the Men’s Guild Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Michael Sander serves as a Senior Managing Director at Sortis, focused on Investor Relations.Michael  oversees all aspects of the organization's investor relations objectives, initiatives andexecution including marketing and technology of our digital platform. He has been instrumental in Sortis’ growth of assets under  management to over $350 million since its inception in 2017.

Michael has 30 years of leadership experience  across the financial, real estate and technologyindustries. Prior to the merger with Sortis, Michael worked  at the Guardian, the Sortis’predecessor entity, directing the investment banking team for capital placement  and loan salesgroups.

He graduated from Oregon State University with a major in Business.

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Sander drives strategy and investment for Sortis, steering the firm’s strategic investment divisions. He seeks out compelling opportunities and considers potential moves through a unique lens formed by more than 30 years of technology, finance and real estate experience. Sander’s ability to identify, deconstruct and reconstruct situations into viable concerns has resulted in added value as well as innovative platforms with potential to transform the fintech space.

Sander’s career is marked by deep immersion in the technology industry, from M&A activity and capital markets deal structuring to multiple ownership positions. He maintains strong working relationships with state and federal governmental representatives to keep abreast of regulatory developments and keep Sortis positioned for success in any environment.

Gary has extensive expertise in real property operations, leasing, financing, management, construction, development, acquisitions and dispositions. He started out building single family homes and then diversified into commercial properties. 

With over 40 years in the business, he has built a portfolio that today owns. or controls, over 2 million square feet of commercial, industrial, and residential property, primarily in Southern California. 

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Gary’s real estate industry involvement has extended beyond development and financing into other related businesses, as co-founder of Execu-Data, Inc and as a founding investor in ARCS Commercial Mortgage LP. ARCS was one of the largest originators of FNMA multi-family loans and was acquired by PNC Bank. In 2009, Leff founded Partners Capital Solutions, Inc. (PCS), a direct private lender that provides customized debt financing solutions to real estate professionals. PCS has since originated more than $2.5 billion in loans with zero losses since inception. Mr. Leffreceived his bachelor’s degree from California State University, Northridge.”