With over 20 years of experience in the banking industry and extensive executive leadership experience, Adolfo Henriques’s current duties include working with the executive team on strategic and organizational initiatives.

Prior to joining Related in early 2017, Adolfo served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gibraltar Private Bank and Trust, a private banking and wealth management company headquartered in Miami, and was also CEO of the South Region for Regions Bank.

A recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate, Adolfo holds a BA in business from St. Leo College, a master’s degree in accounting from Florida International University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He also serves as a member of the Executive Committee at Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), and was recently named among the 12 most powerful people in Miami by The Miami Herald.

Jon Paul “JP” Pérez is responsible for overseeing development operations across the company’s various divisions, managing land acquisition efforts and leading the procurement of major construction financing. He also forms a part of Related’s Executive Committee, where he works with the firm’s C-level executives and division presidents establish corporate priorities, growth strategies and other key companywide initiatives.  

Jon Paul aims to continue supporting the firm’s reputation as a “market maker” and its proven ability to capitalize on opportunities well before competitors. A market maker himself, Jon Paul has personally spearheaded Related’s recent entrance into Miami’s popular Wynwood neighborhood, where he’s working to deliver several major mixed-use projects set to transform the area into a true live-work-play neighborhood. Current projects include Wynwood 25, a 289-unit luxury rental property across from the iconic Wynwood Walls; The Annex, an eight-story, 50,000-square-foot, class A office building; and The Bradley, a 175-unit rental tower with interior design by Kravitz Design. 

Since joining Related in 2012, Jon Paul has overseen the development of several thousand market-rate rental, affordable and luxury condominium units—including the 200-unit The Manor, the 365-unit Town City Center and the 690-unit Brickell Heights condo property. He has also played a key role in several marquee sales and acquisitions.

Prior to joining Related, Jon Paul worked for The Related Companies of New York where he oversaw all aspects of the development process for more than 900 units, with direct responsibility for financial modeling, design programming and construction management. He also participated in securing capital for the firm’s $900 million distressed opportunity fund, and in 2009 successfully led efforts to sell 425 unsold condominium units in Fort Myers, Florida over the span of 18 months. 

Jon Paul graduated from the University of Miami in 2007 with a B.S in business administration and received his MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2015. Nurturing Miami’s growing arts and culture community, Jon Paul remains closely aligned with the Pérez Art Museum Miami as well as with The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts), participating in its annual Miami YoungArts Week. He also sits on the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami and is an active United Way Young Leader. Every holiday season, Jon Paul also puts together Related’s annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive to coordinate the delivery of over 2,600 turkeys across Miami-Dade, including to the firm’s affordable housing properties.

Matt Allen oversees all day-to-day operations of the company. He is widely acknowledged throughout both the real estate industry and the greater South Florida community as a key force in driving corporate growth while also contributing positively and significantly to the greater community.

At Related, Matt is responsible for finance, acquisitions, human resources, marketing, legal, accounting and asset management. He also plays a lead role in the oversight of the company’s three main divisions: Condo, Affordable and Related Development, as well as of its property management company, TRG Management and RelatedISG, its general real estate company. Known for his ability to empower, inspire and innovate, Matt is constantly focused on new ways to push company growth and support constant forward movement, particularly in areas such as technology, financing, partnerships and team-building. Since 1999, Matt has worked to raise over $15 billion in equity capital and debt.

Matt has been active within the South Florida community for over 30 years and has been personally involved in raising over seven figures for various charities and nonprofit community organizations. He is the Dade County Chairperson of the Miami 2020 Super Bowl Host Committee, a Board Member of the Jackson Health Foundation and a member of the Orange Bowl Committee. Among his other community roles, Matt is a member of the Foundation Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami, a Board member of UM Real Estate Advisory Board, on the board of Miami Country Day School and the Chair of its Athletic Steering Committee, Trustee of United Way, member of the Tocqueville Society and recipient of the 2016 BASF Philanthropist of the Year Award. He is also a former member of the BankAtlantic Advisory Council, The Marlins RBI Advisory Board and The Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Beacon Council, as well as a former board member of the Dolphins Cancer Challenge, which benefits the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Research Center.

Matt completed his undergraduate studies at Barry University, which named him a 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award honoree, and received his master’s degree in business administration from Florida International University.

Steve Patterson leads all aspects of Related Group’s highly successful multifamily and mixed-use division. Since the establishment of the rental group in 2010, Steve has grown it into one of Related’s most prolific, with numerous flagship properties throughout the Southeastern United States, as well three regional offices located in Miami, Atlanta and, most recently, Dallas.

Steve is an innovator who is constantly exploring new construction methods, crafting new features to enhance the rental experience, and seeking to make each new venture more successful than the last. This philosophy led him to create several unique brands tailored for all lifestyles and various income levels, which include the garden-style “Town” apartments, the more luxurious midrise “Manor” properties and the lavish “Icon” high-rises. Steve was also an integral part of the firm’s expansion into the mixed-use sector, leading the development of CityPlace Doral—an $800-million project with more than 1,000 residences and over 40 commercial tenants that delivered in early 2017. All Related Development properties are regarded as best-in-class assets, evidenced by achieving top-dollar rents and record-breaking exit prices.

Under Steve’s leadership, the Related Development team has delivered over 5,500 units with an additional 4,100 in predevelopment or under construction. The division expects to start construction on an additional 5,000 units over three regions within 10 different Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) by 2020.

In addition to development, Steve also pursues investment in value-add acquisitions in all income property sectors. His track record of profitable real estate investment ventures is valued at over $4 billion.

Prior to joining Related, Steve held executive positions at ZOM Holding, Inc., a multifamily development and management company focusing primarily in the Southeastern U.S., and before that, held management positions for Picerne Development and Huber, Hunt & Nichols, overseeing development, property management and construction functions in Texas, Virginia and Florida. During Steve’s tenure, ZOM was recognized by the National Association of Homebuilders as Company of the Year in both the development and property management categories.

Steve was formerly president of the NAHB Multifamily Leadership Board, he is frequently published in trade journals and has twice been invited to testify on housing industry matters before the Federal Reserve Board. He holds degrees in engineering technology and construction management from Oklahoma State University.

Albert Milo, Jr. heads Related Urban, an entity formed in 2009 to develop and acquire affordable and workforce housing developments. To date, Related Urban has completed more than 1,300 public, affordable and workforce housing units. 

Albert has been a licensed real estate broker since 1989. He owned and operated real estate development, real estate brokerage and mortgage brokerage companies for 20 years prior to forming Related Urban. Albert developed his first affordable housing development in 1999. In 2002, he formed The Urban Development Group, which focused on revitalizing communities by creating affordable homeownership for underserved markets. As a result of his many years in the affordable housing industry, he is deeply familiar with federal, state and local government subsidy programs.

In 2011, Albert was named President of the Builders Association of South Florida, where he also received the President’s Award and was named Builder of the Year in 2009. He has served on the Miami-Dade County Industrial Development Authority since 2005 and is a former member of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Workforce Housing Committee. In April 2015, he was named to the board of the YMCA of South Florida.

Born and raised in Miami, he attended Miami Senior High School and was a member of the school’s 1987 State Championship Boys Basketball team.

Jeffery Hoyos joined the firm in 2008 and has primary responsibility for treasury, financial compliance and controls, financial reporting, planning and analysis, information systems, tax compliance and human resources.

He brings to the company three decades of financial and operational experience in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining Related, Jeffery served in multiple positions with Levitt and Sons for more than 18 years, advancing from chief financial officer to regional president for the South Florida homebuilding operations. Jeffery, who began his professional career with Grant Thornton, is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a degree from St. Thomas University in Miami.

James Werbelow oversees every aspect of the construction process, working closely with developers and contractors.

Since the early 1990s, he has logged experience in a wide range of building types including retail, office and mixed-use, with particular expertise in the development of luxury condominiums. James graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in building construction management and a specialization in business and economics.

Betsy L. McCoy joined Related Group in 2008 and is responsible for oversight of all legal issues and for providing direct counsel to Jorge Perez and Matt Allen on matters affecting day-to-day operations. She designed and implemented comprehensive strategies to achieve minimal loss during the real estate market turbulence of 2008-2012.

Prior to joining Related Group, Betsy was in private practice as principal and shareholder of her law firm located in Tampa, Florida where she served as litigation counsel statewide to financial institutions, real estate developers and contractors. Betsy became Board Certified by The Florida Bar as a specialist in complex commercial and business litigation in 1997, and maintained that certification for 11 years until joining Related Group. She is a graduate of the prestigious Harvard Negotiation Project, a frequent speaker at national conferences and holds a Master Advocate Certification from the National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Betsy is a graduate of Creighton University, College of Arts and Sciences, in Omaha, Nebraska, where she earned a bachelor’s degree, Creighton Law School where she earned her JD and The University of Miami School of Law where she earned an LLM in Real Property Development (RPD).

The success of Betsy’s litigation strategies in the face of a real estate market collapse brought national recognition to Related Group. She and her legal department were honored by the Daily Business Review of Miami and awarded the “Editor’s Choice” as Legal Department of the Year in 2013. In 2014, Betsy and the Related Group’s legal department were named by Corporate Counsel magazine and American Legal Media as one of the four best corporate legal departments in the U.S. In 2016, Real Estate Forum, America’s premier real estate business magazine, named Betsy as one of 51 Women of Influence. 

Sonia Figueroa joined the company in 1998 and oversees a number of major condominium developments currently totaling over 2,600 units, including the SLS Brickell Hotel & Residences and the East Edgewater master planned development Paraiso with four high-rise towers. Since joining Related, Sonia has completed multiple condominium projects totaling approximately 1,700 units. These include neighborhood-defining projects such as The Yacht Club and Murano at Portofino in the SoFi neighborhood and Trump Hollywood in Hollywood Beach. She also headed the first post-recession condo completed in Miami, the Karim Rashid-designed MyBrickell. 

Prior to joining Related, Sonia worked in the public sector, first in the Miami-Dade County Planning Department where she was involved in the formulation and adoption of the county’s comprehensive development master plan. She was later in the City of Miami’s Community Development Department, where she created and administered a series of neighborhood affordable housing programs that gained national recognition. It was in these positions that she formed a friendship with Jorge Pérez, Founder and Chairman of Related Group. 

Sonia holds an AA in architecture from Miami Dade College and a bachelor’s degree in urban planning from Florida International University.  

Patrick Campbell is responsible for all phases of development on a range of projects. With over 20 years of experience in development and construction, Patrick has focused on projects in northern Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Projects he has overseen include Aquazul, Aventura Marina Towers One and Two, Trump Hollywood and New River Yacht Club in Fort Lauderdale.

A Registered Architect in the State of Florida, Patrick holds a professional bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Miami and is active in South Florida’s architectural community. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects, Miami Chapter.

Eric Fordin joined Related Group in 2004, and offers three decades of experience with specialization in the acquisition, entitlement, development, financing, sales and marketing of condominium, multifamily and mixed-use projects. 

At Related, Eric has overseen the development, from concept through to completion, of over 2,500 units with a value in excess of $3 billion. Most recently, he completed Residences by Armani/Casa, recognized as the first residential commission for the Armani/Casa brand in the United States and the single largest tower ever developed by Related at over 1.7M square feet. Additional projects he has spearheaded include Hyde Resort & Residences, Apogee Beach, Beachwalk Resort & Residences, Hyde Beach House, Loft and Loft 2. 

With each project, Eric is responsible for the negotiation of land acquisition, partnership agreements, budget creation and project fiscal responsibility and the overall management of the development process. He works closely with teams of consultants including general contractors, architects, engineers and designers in the realization of projects that raise the bar for Related. 

After earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of South Florida, Eric attended New York University where he completed real estate-related courses in project management, cash flow analysis and construction essentials for owners and developers. 

Since joining Related Group in 2003, Ben B. Gerber has been responsible for the restructuring of project and land financing totaling over $1.8 billion and has coordinated the closing of over $2.5 billion in commercial real estate loans. Ben is also in charge of the origination and management of A&D loans as well end loan mortgage operations.

Ben began his career with Related Group as a financial analyst, in charge of performing asset management functions for a 3,000-unit rental portfolio and creating financial models to evaluate future investment opportunities for the company.

He currently volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami-Dade where he serves as a mentor to teenage inner-city youth and is an active supporter of the Urban Land Institute, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, United Way and the Dolphins Cycling Challenge. He was also featured on the 2014 South Florida Business Journal “40 under 40” list.

Mr. Gerber graduated with a BA in political science and a BA in accounting from Washington University in St. Louis.

Nicholas Pérez is involved across all facets of the firm, including the condominium, international development, market-rate rental and affordable housing divisions. His responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day operations of various marquee rental and condominium developments throughout South Florida, as well as working alongside senior executives to identify new business opportunities, partnerships, development techniques and more.

In addition, Nicholas sits on Related’s Executive Committee and takes part in its monthly board meetings at which various division heads discuss all aspects of the company, including the 70+ projects currently under development worldwide.

Prior to joining Related, Nicholas lived in New York and spent eight years establishing his career in real estate development. From 2013 to 2017, he worked with the Related Companies in Manhattan, where he focused on rental and condominium development across a wide spectrum of properties, including 261 Hudson and 15 Hudson Yards.

Nicholas is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He is currently pursuing an Executive MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with plans to graduate in 2020.

Matt Flowers has been a key factor in the aggressive growth and continued success of Related Group since joining the team in 2011. As Executive Vice President and the firm’s Senior Investment Officer, he oversees all investments for the multifamily and commercial real estate divisions, with a focus on national markets.

Matt leads the market research, underwriting, acquisitions, project management and asset management for Related Development, Related’s market-rate rental division. With a keen eye on the company’s growth objectives, he works closely with Related leadership to define the company’s domestic expansion strategies. 

Prior to Matt’s tenure at Related, he served as Associate Vice President at Colony Capital, focusing on portfolio management; and before that, oversaw development analysis at ZOM, Inc.

Matt graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and statistics, and went on to complete his MBA from University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business. He also earned an MS in Real Estate Development (MSRED) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Matt is a CFA charterholder and a licensed Florida real estate broker.

Michael Hammon leads the firm’s newly launched multifamily value-added division. In this role, he plays a key part in identifying new acquisition opportunities as well as forging partnerships with national financial institutions, enabling the division to acquire, renovate and manage a substantial portfolio of income-producing assets. Although open to ventures nationwide, Michael is currently focused on Related’s established markets including South and Central Florida, the Carolinas, Atlanta, Virginia, along with several areas throughout Texas, Phoenix and Las Vegas.

An industry veteran of more than 30 years, Michael began his real estate career as a development associate at Related. Over the next 13 years, he rose through the ranks to become a senior vice president and was directly responsible for developing over 5,000 newly constructed residential units as well as the renovation of several thousand market rate, workforce and subsidized residences. 

Following his first tenure at Related, Michael led the residential development and redevelopment arm of Ram Development Company, where he spearheaded the firm’s expansion into the multifamily sector, and served on its five-person senior management team as well as its investment committee for over 13 years.

An active community member, Michael has served on numerous civic and cultural committees in the City of Miami Beach, including The Miami City Ballet Construction Committee, The Collins Park Cultural Campus Oversight Committee, the Cultural Arts Neighborhood District Overlay Committee, Miami Beach CDC and Miami Beach United. Michael earned a BS in finance from Indiana University and an MBA with an emphasis in real estate and finance from the University of California, Berkeley

As Art Director, Patricia García-Vélez Hanna directly oversees all arts and culture-related initiatives for Related and its various associated entities. Patricia works alongside Related Chairman and CEO Jorge M. Pérez, and the company’s award-winning leadership team, to curate museum-quality art collections for the company’s global real estate developments, forge partnerships with the world’s top cultural institutions, build community outreach programs and more. 

Since her appointment in 2013, Patricia has overseen numerous neighborhood-defining public art installations, all of which elevated Related’s projects to beloved landmarks while driving the cultural ecosystem of the nearby neighborhoods forward. This includes a 10-story Markus Linnenbrink mural at SLS Brickell and several large-scale murals by TYPOE and El Mac at Wynwood 25, both in Miami; and an 86-foot-tall 3D work by HENSE at Icon Midtown in Atlanta.

Patricia has also been a key resource to the Jorge M. Pérez collection, working alongside organizations like the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the National YoungArts Foundation, and others, to develop exhibitions of the collection, establish grants, launch residency programs and more. Under Patricia’s guidance, the Pérez Collection has grown to become one of the world’s most comprehensive and respected collections of contemporary art.

Before joining Related, she served as director of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO), a nonprofit contemporary art foundation in Miami. In that capacity, she managed the overall operations of the foundation as well as its exhibitions and publications programs. During her 10+ years in the nonprofit sector, she worked with internationally recognized artists and institutions to bring numerous contemporary art exhibitions to the South Florida community. Patricia graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in art history.

Allison Goldberg leads and oversees all aspects of marketing for 70+ projects with a combined $65M budget. She is responsible for development and implementation of comprehensive marketing campaigns across five divisions: Condominium, Rental Mixed-Use, Affordable and International.  

Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Allison served as marketing manager for Saks Fifth Avenue in Bal Harbour, handling strategic planning, PR, marketing, event planning and community relations.  She also worked for five years at the Miami-based public relations firm Beber Silvertstein where, among other responsibilities, she oversaw the McDonald’s Corporation’s community outreach, social media, overall strategic marketing plan and budget. Allison’s deep knowledge of the ways in which real estate and community development can intersect began during her years as the Events Manager and Director of Community Relations for Dacra, where she focused on lifestyle, branding and the transition of Miami’s Design District into a cultural, arts and design Mecca.

In the community, Allison is a Leadership Miami graduate (2010), a volunteer for Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and a member of the Corporate Cocktail Host Committee for the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). She was named a “Woman of Influence” by Globe St. Forum in 2019. Allison holds a degree in public relations and marketing from the University of Miami and an Executive MBA from Florida International University.