{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-10/ram-realty-justin-mcdaniel-cfo","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-10/ram-realty-justin-mcdaniel-cfo.md","title":"Ram Realty Names Justin McDaniel CFO From Quarterra","headline":"Ram Realty Advisors Appoints Justin McDaniel as CFO, Joining From Quarterra","description":"Ram Realty Advisors named Justin McDaniel, formerly Quarterra's CFO, as its new chief financial officer and Investment Committee principal.","section":"Leadership","published_at":"2026-11-10T19:17:10+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-10T19:17:10+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Justin McDaniel joins Ram Realty Advisors as Chief Financial Officer and a Principal on its Investment Committee.","McDaniel was previously Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at Quarterra.","Ram's portfolio includes $5.9 billion in real estate assets acquired, developed and redeveloped with predecessor entities since 1978."],"companies":[{"name":"Ram Realty Services","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000behy/ram-realty-services","website":"http://ramrealestate.com"}],"source":{"publisher":"Business Wire","title":"Justin McDaniel Joins Ram Realty Advisors as Chief Financial Officer","url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261110976563/en/"},"other_sources":[{"publisher":"PR Newswire","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-milestone-group-names-rob-strong-as-head-of-acquisitions-302935289.html"},{"publisher":"Pulse 2.0","url":"https://pulse2.com/king-spalding-expands-new-york-real-estate-practice-with-partner-eddie-frastai-from-clifford-chance/"},{"publisher":"citybiz","url":"https://www.citybiz.co/article/927554/clearbrook-appoints-jaewoo-park-investment-associate-in-new-york/"},{"publisher":"PR Newswire","url":"https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jll-elects-nabeel-al-amudi-and-toni-townes-whitley-to-its-board-of-directors-302929241.html"}],"tags":["Leadership","Ram Realty Services"],"body_markdown":"Justin McDaniel has joined [Ram](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/000behy/ram-realty-services) Realty Advisors as Chief Financial Officer, the firm said in a [Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261110976563/en/) announcement on November 10, 2026. McDaniel arrives from Quarterra, where he was Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, and will serve as a Principal and member of Ram's Investment Committee.\n\n## McDaniel's Quarterra Background and Charlotte Base\n\nAt Quarterra, McDaniel oversaw finance, accounting, risk management and legal operations across the company's national platform. Before becoming CFO there, he led enterprise-wide strategic initiatives and the financial planning and analysis function, and earlier served as Development Controller for Quarterra's $12 billion multifamily development portfolio. He also held senior leadership positions at Cintra and M/I Homes, where he managed profit and loss and investment underwriting, and began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. McDaniel holds a BSBA from The Ohio State University and will be based in Ram's Charlotte office.\n\nCasey Cummings, Ram's Chief Executive Officer, said: \"Justin brings leadership and direct institutional experience across a large-scale investment management platform.\" Cummings added that McDaniel \"strengthens our senior leadership team and positions us well for continued growth.\" Sean Barlas, Ram's Chief Investment Officer, said McDaniel's background in direct asset underwriting, risk management and fund management reinforces the discipline the firm applies across its business. McDaniel said Ram \"has built a focused platform with deep local expertise across the Southeast.\"\n\n## Ram's Recent Portfolio Activity\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), Ram divested Elliott Square in Chapel Hill and Midtown Corner in Raleigh in December 2025, two legacy grocery-anchored retail assets acquired in 2016 and 2019, completing a rebalance toward its core grocery-anchored retail strategy. In March 2025, Ram acquired Beacon 430, a 327-unit apartment community in Downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, through an affiliate of Ram Realty Partners VII. In January 2025, Ram formed a joint venture with The Bromley Companies for the approximately 186,000-square-foot retail component at Midtown Tampa, anchored by Whole Foods Market, REI, Ponte and Sephora.\n\n## Leadership Moves Across Real Estate Firms\n\nThe Milestone Group promoted Rob Strong to Head of Acquisitions, effective immediately, to lead acquisitions operations alongside Co-Founder Jeffrey Goldberg, [PR Newswire](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-milestone-group-names-rob-strong-as-head-of-acquisitions-302935289.html) reported on November 10, 2026. King & Spalding appointed Eddie Frastai as a partner in its Real Estate & Funds practice from Clifford Chance, the third real estate partner to join its New York office in 2026, [Pulse 2.0](https://pulse2.com/king-spalding-expands-new-york-real-estate-practice-with-partner-eddie-frastai-from-clifford-chance/) reported on November 4, 2026. Clearbrook Global Advisors appointed Jaewoo Park as investment associate in New York, reporting to chief of staff Marilyn Garito, [citybiz](https://www.citybiz.co/article/927554/clearbrook-appoints-jaewoo-park-investment-associate-in-new-york/) reported on November 2, 2026.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}