#146: Developing $100M Public/Private Real Estate Projects with Ray Garfield, USNA ‘66

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ray Garfield (USNA ‘66) is the Chairman of Garfield Public Private (GPP), a national real estate development firm that focuses on developing essential buildings for public entities.  Ray founded GPP in 1997 in Dallas, Texas after an extensive career in commercial real estate, real estate development, and investment banking.  Ray’s projects include the Durham Performing Arts Center, University of Akron Football Stadium, Westin at the Oregon Convention Center, and many more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Ray and I discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How GPP thinks creatively about structuring the financing on their projects</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why GPP decided to focus on building in the public sector</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The key experiences Ray had as a midshipman and a Naval officer that helped him as an entrepreneur</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Two job opportunities for the SABM Community</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Ray: </span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/raygarfield/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Raymond Garfield</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "http://garfieldpublicprivate.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Garfield Public Private</span></a></li> </ul> <p>If you found this episode valuable, please share it with a friend or colleague. If you are a Service Academy graduate and want to take your business to the next level, you can <a href= "https://sabmgroup.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">join our supportive community</a> and get started today.</p> <p><strong>Subscribe and help out the show:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href=