The Broad Creek Team
Matthew Ruesch
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Matthew Ruesch is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Broad Creek Capital. He is responsible for firm strategy, investor relationships, and overseeing the firm’s investment activities.
Before founding Broad Creek, Matt was Head of Strategy and a Director of a New York–based technology company, where he guided growth initiatives and capital formation. He previously co-led investor relations and business development at a global macro hedge fund, managing relationships with institutional investors worldwide. Matt began his career practicing corporate law in New York, focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and private equity transactions.
Matt previously served on the Board of Regents at Georgetown University, the Board of Directors of the Save the Children Action Network, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Ruesch Family Foundation. He holds a BA and JD from Georgetown University.
While he divides his time between the U.S. and Europe, Matt spends much of the year in Zurich with his wife and three children. He enjoys time with his family and is a devoted supporter of Roger Federer and the Georgetown Hoyas.
Michael W. Green
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Michael W. Green is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Broad Creek Capital. He oversees the firm’s portfolio of investments in real estate, venture capital, and growth equity, with responsibility for sourcing, structuring, and asset management.
Before founding Broad Creek, Mike was a founding partner of a Washington, D.C.–based law firm and real estate company. He began his career in the Washington office of an international law firm, where his practice focused on corporate and real estate transactions.
Mike serves on the Board of Directors of The 1789 Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on global health initiatives. He holds a BA from Georgetown University and a JD from The George Washington University Law School.
He is based in the Washington, D.C. area with his wife and three children and enjoys weekends on Maryland’s Eastern Shore with family and friends.
Elie Denfert-Rochereau
Managing Partner
Elie Denfert-Rochereau is a Venture Partner at Broad Creek Capital, and the founder of Crossover Value Capital, a NY-based private investment firm investing in the US and European markets across different asset classes. Previously, Elie worked at White Star Capital, an international venture fund, and in investment banking, at Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank in Hong Kong.
Elie holds a master in Finance from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris.
Timothy Martin
Partner
Timothy Martin is a Partner of Broad Creek Capital, helping to identify and execute investments for the firm, primarily in real estate. Prior to joining Broad Creek, Tim practiced law as a corporate and restructuring attorney in New York before joining a technology company as general counsel and head of business development.
He holds a BA from Georgetown University and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.
Jiorjio Fetterman
Chief Financial Officer
Jiorjio Fetterman is the Chief Financial Officer of Broad Creek Capital, LLC a New York based private equity firm.
Jiorjio was previously at Clearlake Capital from 2017 to 2019 serving as Vice President of Finance and Operations. Prior to Clearlake, Jiorjio was the Controller at Canyon Partners from 2008 to 2017 where he was responsible for back-office accounting and operations. Prior to Canyon, Jiorjio was a Senior Auditor at Deloitte where he worked on financial statement audits of investment funds and mortgage companies.
During his 15 years in the investment management industry Jiorjio managed funds that invested globally with a variety of hedge fund and private equity strategies and instruments including public equities, distressed debt, bonds, mortgage-backed securities, real-estate, trade claims, bank debt, structured products, private equity, futures, options, derivatives, commodities, and foreign exchange.
Jiorjio has been active in shaping best practices in the alternative asset industry. He is frequently invited to participate in industry conferences as a moderator, panelist and speaker and is often quoted in industry publications. He has written and presented on a wide range of hedge fund operational and business topics.
Jiorjio is a guest lecturer at the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business and has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 2007.
Adam Stifel
Managing Director, Head of Real Estate
Adam Stifel is a highly experienced real estate expert with a strong background in development and asset management. Prior to joining Broad Creek, he founded and led the development platform at Capital Square, where, as Chief Development Officer, he was responsible for sourcing, capitalizing, and executing more than $700 million in multifamily, mixed-use, and hospitality projects across a range of states, including North and South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, and Colorado. Stifel is also the founder of CAS Riegler Cos (now May Riegler Cos.) and Hook Properties, both of which are full-service real estate development and asset management firms.
Since 2009, he has personally sponsored over $500 million in multifamily developments and has acquired various property types, such as retail and commercial office spaces. Over the course of his career, Stifel has overseen the acquisition, financing, entitlement, construction, and execution of both for-sale and rental projects in Washington, D.C., and its surrounding areas.
Jake Baum
Managing Director, Real Estate
Jake is Managing Director at Broad Creek Capital, focusing on growing and managing the firm's portfolio of investments in real estate. Prior to Broad Creek, he was a Senior Vice President at Capital Square, a real estate development and investment company where he oversaw investments in the company's development, REIT, and DST initiatives.
Jake holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia and a Masters in Real Estate from Georgetown University.
Scott Degen
Principal
Scott is responsible for the underwriting of new investment opportunities, supporting the due diligence process and financial modeling. Prior to joining Broad Creek, Scott was an investment banker advising clients on M&A and capital raising transactions. He holds a BS from Fairfield University and an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.