Rob Zizza is Vice President of Zizza & Associates. Rob is also Vice President of Bergen Cove Realty, Founder and Managing Principal of Neptune Capital Partners, Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Navy Squared Partners, and Principal of Trellis Capital Partners.

Rob is responsible for sourcing, originating, structuring, and asset managing investments for the companies’ portfolios. Rob has worked on a variety of real estate acquisitions in various markets throughout the United States, including investments in commercial (1.4MM square feet), industrial (8.9MM square feet), mixed-use (1.4MM square feet), multifamily (18.0MM square feet, 17,000 units), and self-storage (430K square feet, 5,500 units). Rob is also actively engaged in the companies’ loan portfolio, where he has been directly involved in investments in mezzanine loans, preferred equity, and B-notes.  Additionally, Rob has originated and sourced direct and fund investments in private equity and venture capital across various sectors including Fintech, Food Processing, Healthcare, Artificial Intelligence, and Proptech. Select direct private equity and fund investments include K Health, Funnel, My Ollie, Onfido, Petal, Properly, and Washville.

Rob was previously a Portfolio Manager at Frere Hall Capital Management in London. Rob joined Frere Hall as an analyst and was the company’s first front-office hire. He was responsible for all fundamental analysis, assisted in portfolio structuring, and helped with fundraising efforts, helping assets grow to over $700M. Before joining Frere Hall, Rob was an analyst at Hess Energy Trading Company (now Hartree Partners) in New York.

Rob received a masters in business administration (with honors) from Columbia University, and bachelor’s degrees (with honors) in Philosophy and History from the University of Virginia.