OUR TEAM
We’re pioneers and trail blazers. We’re the first one there and last one to leave. We’re trusted and dedicated. We’re team builders and embrace our individuality. We’re listeners and doers. We’re those who challenge and welcome. We collaborate, motivate, innovate and educate. We strive for perfection and can’t settle for anything less than satisfaction. We do what we say we will do and we build what we say we will build.
We’re pioneers and trail blazers. We’re the first one there and last one to leave. We’re trusted and dedicated. We’re team builders and embrace our individuality. We’re listeners and doers. We’re those who challenge and welcome. We collaborate, motivate, innovate and educate. We strive for perfection and can’t settle for anything less than satisfaction. We do what we say we will do and we build what we say we will build.

Patrick Miksa
Partner
Patrick leads the Campus Assets team, establishing the vision, policy and culture for all real estate activities. A thought leader within the Higher Education sector, Patrick is a member of a number of Steering Committees, Finance Committees, Operations Committees, Development Committees and Student Programming Committees. He is currently the only Canadian developer to sit on the Urban Land Institute’s University Development & Innovation Council. As Vice President for the premier PBSA portfolio within the CDN market, he led the creation and growth of their portfolio valued at over $1 billion, consisting of over 2.3 million sf with development costs in excess of $725 million.

Celia Chan
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer

Greg Duggan CFA, MBA
Vice President
Greg has been at Alignvest for five years and has worked on the firm’s investments in Avid Group Inc., Sagicor Financial Company, Trilogy International Partners; the fundraising for Alignvest Acquisition II Corporation; and the management of a number of Alignvest’s portfolio companies including Alignvest Student Housing and EHN Canada – and lead the latter’s divestiture to Peloton Capital in 2021. During this time, Greg has also been actively involved in evaluating new investment opportunities for Alignvest.
Greg holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from Queen’s University, and is a CFA charterholder.
416.318.9233

Jake Mandel
Vice President
Within Alignvest, Jake has been involved in evaluating new investment opportunities for Alignvest Student Housing REIT and has been responsible for the management of the REIT’s existing portfolio. Formerly, he was an Analyst at Dundee Private Equity and Dundee Acquisition, where he oversaw the due diligence of over $400M of PBSA acquisitions in Canada. He holds a HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business.
416.862.2847

Grant Rae
Sr. Construction Advisor
Grant has 30 years of professional experience in the construction industry, holding various roles from Journeyperson Carpenter to his current role of Sr. Construction Advisor. Grant brings a holistic approach to all elements of construction including, but not limited to safety, partner / product selection, schedule, and capital versus operational costs. He has delivered projects using a wide array of delivery models including design-build and construction management contracts. For all projects that Grant is involved with, he provides a proactive approach in providing project guidance for not only the builder and design partners, but also with all project stakeholders. Portfolio experience includes libraries, student housing, recreational facilities, long term care and acute care medical facilities and publicly funded projects including schools, firehalls and institutional projects.
780.913.2069
Campus Assets
1027 Yonge Street, Suite 200, Toronto, Ontario M4W 2K9
647.264.1027