Artery Leadership
Bennett Goldberg Brown
Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Bennett Goldberg Brown, a son of founder Henry H. Goldberg, joined Artery in 1989 and is the manager of the company as well as its chairman and chief executive officer. Bennett has also owned and operated several home construction-related companies and has extensive experience in commercial and single-family real estate investment, development, property management, sales, marketing, and construction processes. Mr. Goldberg Brown is a graduate of George Washington University.
Jon Goldberg
Managing Director
Jon Goldberg, a son of founder Henry H. Goldberg, is a managing director of Artery Capital Group. Since 1989, Jon has invested over $1 billion of equity in commercial real estate. Through two firms he co-founded, Gramercy Property Group and Turtle Bay Partners, Jon has acquired $150 million of income producing properties in the eastern half of the United States. Earlier in his career, Mr. Goldberg served as a principal for Goldman Sachs/Whitehall Funds and Credit Suisse First Boston Principal Transactions Group. Mr. Goldberg graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University and holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Harvard University.
James L. Keef
Chief Financial Officer
James L. Keef joined Artery in 1996 and is a certified public accountant and the chief financial officer of Artery. Mr. Keef has extensive experience in real estate underwriting, financings, acquisitions and dispositions, and asset management in multifamily real estate. In addition to his real estate expertise, Jim possesses a diverse accounting, audit, and tax experience in public housing, and initial public offerings. Mr. Keef received a B.S. degree in Accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Prior to joining Artery, Jim worked as a Senior Accountant with Ernst & Young in both the audit and tax areas.
Richard F. Williamson
Managing Director / Consultant
Richard F. Williamson, Esquire handles purchases, sales, and leases of assets, including operating businesses and financial assets, as well as office buildings, shopping centers, and industrial developments. He works with companies on a myriad of issues including: representation of real estate investment trusts in a variety of acquisitions of both individual and multi-property portfolios, joint ventures, and securitized financings; real estate finance transactions—acquisition, development, construction, and permanent loans, as well as acquisitions and dispositions of developed and underdeveloped real estate, leasing transactions, and development projects; distressed real estate — workouts, loan restructurings, foreclosures, bankruptcy counseling, and litigation; and advising closely held businesses, shareholder agreements, stock and asset sales. Mr. Williamson graduated from the University of Virginia.