Building a Better Future with Better Capital
Safehold is creating meaningful economic opportunities for building owners and investors with a reinvented ground lease structure.

our vision
Redefining Real Estate Finance
We identified a widespread market inefficiency that was draining value from real estate owners, operators and developers. Building owners targeting a ~15% return should not be forced to use their expensive equity to drive low returns.

Who We Are
Safehold® is the first publicly traded company to focus on modern ground leases. We are the only nationally-scaled platform that is focused on making ground leases value-enhancing for customers.
$6.8 Billion
Portfolio
Top 30 MSAs
Presence
Our Mission
To deliver efficient capital, backed by a high level of expertise, a superior customer experience and the integrity that has been a hallmark of our leadership team for three decades.

Our History
Safehold™ was IPO’d in 2017. It was founded by iStar, a REIT with 30+ years of experience of identifying market inefficiencies in real estate and delivering value-enhancing solutions to address them. Today, customers throughout the United States are leveraging Safehold’s modern platform to minimize risks and gain capital advantage.
Our People
Executive Management
Investments
Senior Leadership
Board of Directors
Executive Management

Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Brett Asnas
Chief Financial Officer

Tim Doherty
Chief Investment Officer

Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments

Theresa Ulyatt
Chief People Officer

Elisha Blechner
Executive Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management

Yosefa Lunzer
General Counsel, Transactions

Austin Lee
General Counsel, Corporate & Secretary
Investments

Tim Doherty
Chief Investment Officer

Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments

Emily Jones
Vice President, Investments

Eric Wright
Vice President, Investments

Ethan Torbati
Vice President, Investments

Michael Mancini
Vice President, Investments

Michael Paresky
Vice President, Investments
Senior Leadership

Adam Cohen
Senior Vice President, Tax

Ash Jogi
Senior Vice President, Head of Business Solutions

Carrie Brown
Senior Vice President, CRE Transaction Services

Lori Schwartz
Senior Vice President, Head of Risk Management

Nicole McCarthy
Senior Vice President, Tax

Pearse Hoffmann
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

Troy Stephan
Senior Vice President, Director of Real Estate Technical Services
Board of Directors

Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Stefan M. Selig
Lead Director

Robin Josephs

Jesse Hom

Jay S. Nydick

Barry W. Ridings
Our People

Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Brett Asnas
Chief Financial Officer

Tim Doherty
Chief Investment Officer

Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments

Theresa Ulyatt
Chief People Officer

Elisha Blechner
Executive Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management

Emily Jones
Vice President, Investments

Eric Wright
Vice President, Investments

Ethan Torbati
Vice President, Investments

Michael Mancini
Vice President, Investments

Michael Paresky
Vice President, Investments

Yosefa Lunzer
General Counsel, Transactions
Pioneer the Future of Real Estate
Safehold’s innovative ground lease platform is made possible by the industry’s best talents. To redefine real estate for the better, we team up with experts in sourcing, structuring, debt and equity investments, asset management, design, construction, capital markets, legal, investor relations and marketing.
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