WHO WE ARE
“Great companies are about great people. The ClearWorth Capital team is built around this principle. We put people first, because every problem and solution starts and ends with people.“
Matthew Stone
- Managing Partner and CEO
Matthew Stone
Managing Partner and CEO
During his career, Mr. Stone has been part of the Sponsor team for over $1 billion in commercial real estate development and renovation projects. His development experience includes 37 projects, including over 6,000 multifamily units, as well as senior housing, student living, townhomes, condominiums, office buildings and hotels.
Through ClearWorth Capital and its predecessor companies, Matthew has also acquired and renovated over 30 multifamily projects totaling over 7,000 units. During his career, Matthew has held a number of other positions, including:
- President and CEO of Seneca Investments, a real estate development company
- Associate with Oliver Wyman, a global strategy and operations consulting firm
- Loan officer with Bank of America engaged in the origination of construction loans, lines of credit, bridge loans and mini-perms in excess of $500M.
Matthew earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA with distinction (Sord Scholar, Dean’s Award, MBA Excellence Fund Scholar, and Endowed Presidential Scholar) from the University of Texas at Austin with a concentration in Real Estate Finance.
Integrated
We are a collaborative team of employees and joint venture partners who are aligned in the pursuit of a common goal: building value through targeted, opportunistic real estate investments.
We believe the best investments marry science with art. We take a data-driven, analytical approach to investing, but combine the analytics with thoughtful and creative design to reinvigorate and refresh our assets.
Innovative
Technologies and designs are constantly changing. Staying abreast of change, and leading the charge where possible, puts us ahead of the pack.
Innovation means constantly seeking to improve. Innovation means always focusing on staying relevant to our customers. Innovation means thinking outside the box to test our assumptions and strengthen our strategy.
Impactful
“It’s best to do one thing extremely well.”
- Google
Exceptional focus over time creates exceptional results. We are what we do every day. But we don’t have to set out to make an impact every day. With a disciplined focus on process and authentic company values, it just happens.
CLEARWORTH CAPITAL TEAM
Matthew Stone
MANAGING PARTNER AND CEO
During his career, Mr. Stone has been part of the Sponsor team for over $1 billion in commercial real estate development and renovation projects. His development experience includes 37 projects, including over 6,000 multifamily units, as well as senior housing, student living, townhomes, condominiums, office buildings and hotels.
Through ClearWorth Capital and its predecessor companies, Matthew has also acquired and renovated over 30 multifamily projects totaling over 7,000 units. During his career, Matthew has held a number of other positions, including:
- President and CEO of Seneca Investments, a real estate development company
- Associate with Oliver Wyman, a global strategy and operations consulting firm
- Loan officer with Bank of America engaged in the origination of construction loans, lines of credit, bridge loans and mini-perms in excess of $500M.
Matthew earned a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University, and an MBA with distinction (Sord Scholar, Dean’s Award, MBA Excellence Fund Scholar, and Endowed Presidential Scholar) from the University of Texas at Austin with a concentration in Real Estate Finance.
Matthew Stone
Managing Partner and CEO
Chris Mendenhall
Senior Vice President - Investments
joined the ClearWorth team in February of 2018 and currently serves as Vice President, Investments. He is responsible for acquisitions as well as investment management. Chris began his career in corporate investment banking at JP Morgan, and has held various positions with multiple companies, including:
- Development and Acquisitions Associate at Seneca Investments with responsibilities including development project management, asset management, and debt and equity relationships.
- Development Associate at Genesis Real Estate Group with responsibilities including site selection, construction management, and development project management. While at Genesis, Chris worked on two high-rise multifamily projects totaling over 1,000 units.
- Investment Analyst and Transaction Manager with Newmark Knight Frank (formerly Apartment Realty Advisors), where he gained experience underwriting 200+ assets throughout the Southwest valued at over $5.5 billion.
Chris earned his degree in Real Estate Finance from the University of Arkansas. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and holds a real estate sales license in the state of Texas.
Chris Mendenhall
Senior Vice President - Investments
Jordan Tabbert
Senior Vice President - Investments
Jordan joined ClearWorth Capital in 2015 and now serves as Senior Vice President of Investments, where he is responsible for deal sourcing, capital structuring, acquisitions underwriting, due diligence, and dispositions. Jordan was the first hire for ClearWorth and has been instrumental in scaling the company's operations and portfolio across multiple Texas markets. Since joining ClearWorth, he has directly sourced and closed over $800 million in multifamily acquisitions and dispositions for the firm.
Prior to ClearWorth, Jordan worked at a top 10 public homebuilder, reporting directly to the CFO as a member of their IPO team and assisted with the drafting of their S-1 submittal. Additionally, Jordan was responsible for managing all development spend and budgeting across 40+ active land development projects throughout the country.
Jordan earned a B.B.A in Finance from Texas Tech University, graduating Magna Cum Laude.
Jordan Tabbert
Senior Vice President - Investments
Karil Rogers
Senior Vice President
Karil serves as the SVP – Accounting and Support Services. She is responsible for the accounting functions at both ClearWorth Capital and ClearWorth Residential, and, under Support Services, oversees human resources, information technology, vendor relationships as well as key components of both property operations and construction management at ClearWorth Residential.
During her career, Karil has held a number of other leadership positions, including:
- CFO at Antelope Investment Properties, where she directed 25+ owner-managed properties through purchase, operations and sales
- SVP of Asset Management at Accounting at UAH Property Management, where she oversaw 13,000 units in 11 states
- Public Accountant at Stephen & Co LLP, Kenneth Leventhal and Ernst & Young
Karil earned a BBA in Accounting at the University of Oklahoma and is a licensed CPA in the states of Texas and Oklahoma.
Karil Rogers
Senior Vice President – Accounting and Support Services
Zane Lincoln
Vice President - Asset Management
Zane serves as Vice President of Asset Management and covers ClearWorth Capital’s entire portfolio throughout major Texas markets. His primary responsibilities are to oversee the firm’s asset management platform, maximize property performance, and drive investment value by working with acquisitions, construction, and property management divisions to implement and execute asset strategy.
Prior to joining ClearWorth, Zane served as an Associate at Cypress Equity Investments, where he underwrote and managed a pipeline of existing multifamily and development deals totaling $1bn+ in market value; he also helped asset manage a total of 6 value-add properties across the Sunbelt region. Additionally, Zane has Analyst roles at Mill Creek Residential and Related Companies, where he was responsible for building, implementing, and tracking the performance of the firm’s value-add investment platforms at both the fund and property levels.
Zane earned his B.A. in Economics, Spanish, and Finance from Vanderbilt University and holds a certificate in intermediate microeconomics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Zane Lincoln
Vice President - Asset Management