Mr. Kinne, Managing Director at GSP and Co-Founder and CEO of AXCS Capital has arranged in excess of $4BB in total capitalized value of complex debt and equity financings. Recent notable transactions that Evan and his team have completed include several large-scale hospitality developments, multifamily, industrial and mixed-use projects that required multiple capital sources and substantial financial structure.
Prior to joining the firm, Evan was a Vice President at Watertower Group, a boutique advisory focused on dynamic and innovative companies shaping technology, consumer internet and digital media. Evan has advised over 20 internet, technology, and media companies on series A-D equity capital formation and M&A. Evan’s other experience includes: Director of Business Development at RadPad, an LA based venture capital backed Real Estate technology company, and several other early stage and venture capital backed companies. Evan started his business career as an accountant.
Evan received his MBA from UCLA’s Anderson Graduate School of Management and focused on Real Estate Finance coursework. For fun, Evan enjoys being outdoors, skiing, cycling, traveling, and spending time with his wife and two children. He has been involved in endurance mountain bike racing for over 25 years, completing many races, including the famous Leadville 100 multiple times.
Ken Vyhmeister, Controller, CPA, MST, formerly Associate Vice President for Financial Administration and Controller for Walla Walla University for 16 years, where he also taught Management, Ethics and Auditing. Prior to that he worked for 11 years as Corporate Controller for Bren Investments, the holding company of billionaire real estate developer, Donald Bren in Newport Beach, CA. Ken has worked for two fortune 500 companies, Shearson Mortgage and Fluor Corporation in Irvine, CA, as well as five years as an auditor at Price Waterhouse and two years as a manager in Ernst & Young’s Real Estate Group in Irvine, CA. Ken is married to Carmen Ehlers, a physician, and they have five children and four grandchildren. Ken holds an active California CPA license and a Master’s Degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Ken was recently reappointed by Governor Jay Inslee of Washington to serve a second term on the board of the WA Tobacco Settlement Authority.
