Ryan Ash is responsible for Vestar’s development and leasing strategies for assets across the western portfolio in addition to leading the company’s mixed-use residential platform, Vestar Communities. He joined Vestar in 2018 and brings 15-years of finance and real estate experience having personally closed over 145 real estate transactions totaling over $2.8 billion. Ryan is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Regional Development and has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation with the CFA Institute. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (recipient of 2024 Leaders Under 40 award), the nonprofit Executive Council Charities and serves as the Vestar’s managing broker of record in California, Colorado, Nevada and Washington.