The people who make it possible

Alex is responsible for the strategic leadership of Cardinal Group Companies. This includes internal operations, leadership, and management, accountability, excellence, and buy-in across all verticles. He is passionate about bringing the Cardinal vision, culture, and playbook to life with all team members and all communities.

Prior to founding Cardinal, Alex proudly served in the United States Marine Corps as a Supply and Logistics Officer, which included two tours in the Middle East and Pacific. Alex holds a B.S. in Finance from Miami University's Farmer School of Business and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. Alex is a member of NMHC's National Student Housing Committee and gives his free time to serving the veteran community.

Del is responsible for strategic oversight, innovation and the overall performance of CGM. Using his creativity, experience and enthusiasm, Del directs and inspires the team to achieve the company’s short and long term goals. Leveraging his development background in high-end hospitality, Del stresses excellence and the continual improvement of a best-in-class platform including culture, customer service, technology, design, and marketing strategies.

Del is a graduate of Stanford University.

Jason is primarily responsible for CGI's asset management and acquisition activities, including deal sourcing, execution, raising capital, and analyzing performance. Prior to starting Cardinal Group, Jason was the Director of Development Services for The London Group Realty Advisors in San Diego, where he performed market and financial analysis and helped secure entitlements for more than $3 billion of residential and commercial projects throughout California, Arizona and Colorado.

Jason is a graduate of Stanford University and holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of San Diego's School of Business Administration. Jason is a licensed real estate broker in California and Colorado, and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute.

Eric is primarily responsible for overseeing CGI's investment and development activities including deal sourcing, research, underwriting, capital raising, and transaction execution. Additionally, Eric oversees CGI's advisory services and is actively working on the 10 million square foot urban redevelopment of the Denver Design District. He has diverse experience in development, acquisitions, asset management, and financial and market analysis.

Prior to starting Cardinal Group, Eric worked for the London Group Realty Advisors in San Diego, where he advised and managed real estate projects totaling more than $3 billion. Prior to the London Group, Eric led acquisitions for Pacific Living Properties, a privately-held multifamily investment firm with more than 5,000 units across the West Coast.

He holds a B.S. in Real Estate Finance and International Business from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of San Diego's School of Business Administration. Eric is a licensed real estate broker in California and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute.

Eddie Moreno serves as the Executive Vice President of Operations at Cardinal Group Management (CGM) and is a partner in the company. Eddie has over 15 years of multi-family housing experience, in both the conventional and student housing sectors. Eddie is responsible for leading the daily operations and success of CGM’s portfolio of approximately 32,000 purpose-built student housing beds and 3,500 conventional units.

Eddie has a proven track record of repositioning distressed assets, delivering successful lease-up communities in competitive markets, and driving asset valuation for Cardinal’s owned and managed portfolio. Eddie’s team has overseen the successful disposition of over 30 assets for CGM and their clients in the last years. With a strong emphasis on operating fundamentals, reporting and analytics, Eddie's primary focuses are building scalable company infrastructure and providing executive oversight for the portfolios of communities in his charge.

Prior to joining Cardinal Group, Eddie spent over 7 years with Campus Advantage and served the company in several roles throughout the organization including initial operations, management systems integration, development and new business, and lastly client asset management.

Eddie attended the University of Texas at Austin and holds a BBA in Finance from the McCombs School of Business. Eddie volunteers his time as a mentor and student advocate at Denver’s Cesar Chavez Academy in Denver, Colorado.

Cara Athmann joins Cardinal Group Companies with a blend of multi-family housing industry experience and technology & data consulting experience. She is responsible for leading the IT & Data strategy to support the Cardinal Group Companies. Cara has vast experience in strategy definition, project execution, and team member development. She also has a passion for leveraging technology, data, and innovation to drive business value.

As Controller, John is primarily responsible for overseeing Cardinal Group Management’s accounting and financial reporting platforms. Prior to his role as Controller, John served as Asset Manager for Cardinal Group Investments, responsible for overseeing the performance of the company’s portfolio and organizing investor reporting and communication. John holds a B.S. in Accounting from Miami University's Farmer School of Business in Oxford, OH and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). In 2012, John was named to Student Housing Business' "Top 30 Under 30.”