ElmTree Funds appoints SVP of operations and fund management

Real estate private equity firm ElmTree Funds has appointed veteran commercial real estate professional Rick Eiseman as senior vice president of operations and fund management.

In this role, Eiseman will be responsible for oversight of the asset management department including leasing and disposition of properties, portfolio operations, and property management functions.

Eiseman has more than 20 years of experience in real estate markets. Based out of ElmTree’s headquarters in St. Louis, he will work closely with the firm’s investment committee to identify and evaluate investment opportunities through his extensive broker network.

Prior to joining ElmTree, Eiseman was a senior vice president of asset management for Gramercy Property Trust’s office portfolio from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, he was the national office leasing director of Gramercy’s predecessor Gramercy Capital from 2008 to 2016. Before his roles at Gramercy, Eiseman was a managing directo