Fess Wofse

Fess Wofse joined Olive Tree in February 2019 as its Chief Financial Officer. Fess oversees the financial accounting and asset management teams, which are responsible for corporate and property accounting, investor reporting (both financial and tax), performance reporting, and collaborating with the company’s property management teams on operational initiatives. Fess also focuses on investment and tax structuring, due diligence and other strategic initiatives and is responsible for creating and implementing accounting, reporting and cash management policies and procedures.

Prior to joining Olive Tree, Fess was the CFO at Thor Equities and prior to that he was the CFO for the real estate group at Apollo Global Management. Previously, Fess was the Director of Finance for Citi Property Investors and was a Senior Manager in the assurance practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers specializing in real estate. Fess has significant real estate portfolio and corporate M&A transaction and management experience.

Fess holds an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Columbia University and a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University. He has been an active member of NCREIF and NAREIT and has worked on several committees to address emerging accounting issues as they relate to real estate companies and managers. Fess is a CPA and a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.