Steve Khoshabe

Founding Partner & Senior Managing Director

Steve is a founding partner of Speedwagon Capital Partners where he is closely involved in the strategy and execution of Speedwagon’s investment platform.

With nearly 30 years of experience, Steve has been the operator, the investor and sometimes both. Prior to starting Speedwagon in 2007, he was the President/CEO of United Financial Mortgage Corp. During his 11 years, he grew an organization with starting capital of $200,000 into one of the nation’s premier mortgage lenders through organic growth and a series of acquisitions. In December of 2005, he sold the company to a hedge fund.

Steve is passionate about finding opportunities for Speedwagon that not only present the risk/return profile the firm requires but opportunities that the “entire team is passionate about.”

Steve previously taught as an adjunct professor of economics in the graduate program at the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University of Chicago. He holds a BS from Bradley University and a MBA from Loyola University of Chicago.

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Jason Schiffman

Founder/Partner

Jason is a co-founder of Speedwagon Capital Partners and an executive manager with extensive experience in operations, business development, and technology.

Jason was previously Chief Operating Officer of United Financial Mortgage Corp., one of the nation’s top 40 residential mortgage lenders, where he was solely responsible for the development, implementation and management of all the company’s processes and systems from a startup organization, through a series of acquisitions and ultimately to a public reporting company.

Putting capital to work in a wide range of investments, from seed to later-stage, across a variety of industries, is most interesting to Jason.

He holds a BS in Finance, Economics and Psychology from Elmhurst College.

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Jeffrey Perelman

Founder/Partner

Jeff is a co-founder of Speedwagon Capital Partners and has been with Sterling Partners for over 25 years. He has extensive experience in all facets of real estate investing and finance, including acquisition, oversight and disposition. He has invested in all real estate product types on a national basis and has consulted to Sterling portfolio companies on their real estate matters. Previously, Jeff was a managing partner of a Chicago-based commodities firm. Prior to that, he was a practicing attorney. He holds a BA from the University of Illinois and JD from Chicago-Kent College of Law.

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Jonathan Feld

Principal

Jonathan is a Principal at Speedwagon Capital Partners where he focuses on investments in real estate and technology ventures. He serves on the Investment Committee alongside the firm’s Founding Partners.

Jonathan is responsible for the implementation of Speedwagon’s investment initiatives, targeting industry segments with persistent inefficiencies that benefit from tech-driven innovation and hands on management. He has been structuring capital for acquisitions and joint ventures for 10+ years.

Jonathan holds a BBA in Real Estate & Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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