Matt Skvarla is President & CEO of Somerset Apartment Management. Mr. Skvarla has been with SAM since its inception in 2009. Prior to joining SAM, Mr. Skvarla founded Magnolia Capital Partners in 2005 to acquire multi-family assets through a syndication model. Since 2005, Mr. Skvarla has been involved in the acquisition, rehabilitation and disposition of more than $650 million of multi-family assets. Matt’s real estate career dates from 2002 when he served as an Acquisition Associate of Sovereign Investment Company, LLC – a $750 million real estate arbitrage fund and the acquisitions arm for Marcus & Millichap. At Sovereign, Mr. Skvarla participated in the acquisition and disposition of over $400 million in real estate assets. Mr. Skvarla started his career with Ernst & Young, LLC in their New York, NY headquarters where he worked within the financial services group, focused on providing advisory and assurance services to banks, insurance companies and hedge funds. Mr. Skvarla holds a MS in Accountancy from Rhodes College and a BA in Business Administration from Rhodes College, where he was a member of the golf team.