Scott Lewis

Scott Lewis is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Spartan Investment Group, LLC (SIG). As the CEO, Scott is responsible for the company’s strategic direction and ensuring it aligns with SIG’s mission to Improve Lives Through Our Values.

In addition to Spartan, Scott is also in the US Army Reserves and a combat vet. Scott graduated from Michigan State University with degrees in chemistry and marketing, from Catholic University with an MS in management, and from Georgetown University with a Certificate in Project Management.

In his free time, Scott enjoys spending time with his wife, Lindsay, mountain biking, skiing, and chasing their Jack Russell Terriers around the yard.

Ryan Gibson

Ryan Gibson is the President, Chief Investment Officer, and Co-Founder of SIG. He has organized over $200M of private equity for Spartan’s projects. Ryan has experience managing the development of SIGs projects in challenging markets.

For SIG, Ryan is responsible for investor relations and capital raises for projects. Ryan is also a highly experienced commercial airline pilot. Ryan graduated from Mercyhurst University with a bachelor’s degree in Business, with concentrations in Marketing, Management, and Advertising.

Matthias Kellmer

Matthias Kellmer is the President of FreeUp Storage, the national banner under which Spartan manages its 65-property portfolio. Matthias leads the FreeUp Storage operations team to develop company infrastructure to scale Spartan’s portfolio and identify new deals. His focus areas include acquiring and transitioning new facilities, marketing, training, revenue management, and field operations.

Matthias has over 20 years of experience working in commercial real estate, with a concentration on value-add assets. He most recently served as Vice President of Asset Management at Extra Space Storage. In this capacity, he oversaw asset strategy for a national portfolio of 1,300+ REIT and joint venture sites.

Matthias is based in Golden, Colorado, and holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Brigham Young University. He enjoys traveling with his wife and four children, as well as hiking, backpacking, biking, and skiing.

Aaron Saunders

Aaron Saunders is the President of Spartan Construction Management. He brings over 15 years of construction leadership experience including roles as a Sr. Project Engineer, Project Sponsor, and Director of Operations.  Aaron has managed concurrent projects ranging from 1M to 25M and has managed over 150M worth of projects during his career. He has a strong knowledge of project planning/scheduling, contract management, engineering oversite, subcontract management and has been a part of building multiple construction teams over his career. In addition to Spartan, Aaron oversees a real estate portfolio including single-family rentals, residential development, and multifamily limited partnerships.  

Kevin Holst

Kevin Holst is the Chief Legal Officer for Spartan Investment Group. He brings over 20 years of leadership and real estate development experience across multiple commercial real estate verticals. Kevin handles all legal, governmental, and risk matters in order to serve as the guardian of Spartan’s overall operations. He also has successfully scaled and developed teams in growth-orientated companies while designing and establishing legal and operational process improvements to boost company efficiency and results. While serving for several years with Vail Resorts’ legal department, he held legal responsibility over employee housing, lodging, land use, real estate development, and all real estate aspects of ski resort acquisition.

Kevin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from the Saint Olaf College in Minnesota, and he earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. Kevin has completed 12 marathons and is a cyclist, runner, and master swimmer.

Whitney Hamm

Whitney Hamm is the Executive VP of People for Spartan Investment Group and is responsible for making sure the people operations systems run smoothly and provide a good experience for the team. She is dedicated to supporting SIG and all team members in pursuit of our mission, vision, values, and cultural goals. Prior to joining SIG Whitney spent six years in startup environments, most recently working for a residential real estate investment firm in Denver to build out the people operations systems and teams for the holding company.  

Whitney brings 11 years’ experience in People Operations roles with an MSc in Business Management (Focus in Human Resources) from Bournemouth University, UK.

Rob Moreno

Rob Moreno is the Vice President of Investments for Spartan Investment Group, bringing over 20 years of results-driven sales and executive leadership in various sectors including Self Storage, Infrastructure Acquisitions, and Hospitality. He has been brought on to deliver results that directly impact Spartan’s sales efforts and growing revenue. Currently, he leads and manages the Capital Raising group that sources and secures funding for our nationwide portfolio of self-storage properties.  He is passionate about creating innovative partnerships with other owners, developers, and operators, and leveraging Spartan’s flexible deal offerings to provide synergistic benefits.

He graduated from Grand Valley State University with a bachelor’s degree in business, where he specialized in Marketing and Finance.  When he’s not working, Rob enjoys spending quality time wife and two daughters, exploring the outdoors, golf and tennis in the summer, and skiing in the winter.

Ted Greene

Ted Green is the Investor Relations Manager for Spartan Investment Group. Ted Greene is a third-generation Seattleite who went to high school with his sweetheart.  Ted and Melissa have two children, one in college and the other attending high school where they first met. After graduating from Seattle Pacific University with a BA in Finance Ted spent 24 years in the financial services industry as an investment advisor and Fiduciary.

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Thomas Eddy

Thomas Eddy is the Director of Asset Management for Spartan Investment Group. He brings over 14 years of experience in the finance industry. Prior to joining the team at Spartan, Thomas worked in Private Wealth and Commercial Banking.

Thomas graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor’s degree in Business, with concentrations in Marketing and Finance.

Nelson Payne

Nelson Payne is the Director of Acquisitions for Spartan Investment Group, focusing primarily on new property acquisitions and business development. Prior to Spartan, Nelson was a Residential Real Estate Broker for Jackson Hole Sotheby’s International Realty, and on the Acquisitions teams for Cortland, a multifamily investor/developer, and Prime Group Holdings, the largest private owner-operator of self-storage in the country. He has helped to close over $175 Million in acquisitions over his career.  

In his free time, Nelson enjoys spending time with his wife, Charlotte, and son, Charlie. They enjoy fly fishing, golfing, and skiing in the great Colorado outdoors. 

Gerrit Van Maanen

As Vice President of Development for Spartan Investment Group, Gerrit brings his skills in project management, financial analysis, and residential construction to oversee Spartan’s development and capital improvement initiatives. Prior to this role he worked as a Financial Analyst for IBM.

Gerrit graduated from The University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in Finance.

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