Four Springs Capital, LLC

Mark Baran
Managing Director, Cofounder

Phone: (877) 449-8828
Cell: (917) 692-8282
Email: mbaran@fscap.net

Mark Baran, Managing Director and Cofounder Mr. Baran has more than 25 years experience in the investment management industry including real estate experience from previous roles at JMB Realty and Boston Capital. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Baran was a Vice President at Neuberger Berman in Private Asset Management. In addition to marketing traditional investments with Nicholas Applegate and State Street Research, he has also served as a Managing Director at Spencer Trask Ventures, Inc. where he was responsible for capital formation for early stage venture firms and marketing private equity funds. Mr. Baran received a B.A. in Administrative Science from Yale University. He is a member of the Investment Management Consulting Association and serves as a board member for the National Foundation for Cancer Research

Bill Howard
Managing Director / Direct Sales

Phone: (877) 449-8828
Direct: (732) 502-0640
Email: bhoward@fscap.net

Scott Sperduto, Vice President

Scott A. Sperduto graduated with a B.A. from the University of Bridgeport and received his MBA from Iona College Graduate School of Business. After working as a clerk on the New York Stock Exchange for five years, Scott was a broker on the New York Cotton Exchange for the next 20 years. As a member of the internal Direct Sales team, Scott raises capital for our real estate syndications.

Jim Avery, Vice President

Prior to joining the firm, Jim has spent 27 years in Banking/Mortgage Banking, Real Estate and Securities Finance. He spent 15 years with Merrill Lynch’s Private Client Group as a Vice President Specialist advising high net worth clients regarding all aspects of borrowing. Most recently Jim was at Citi Group/ Smith Barney Wealth Management as a Lending Director/VP.

Jim holds a BS in Business Administration from Nasson College, Maine. He is registered series 7, 63, and 65. Also he is a licensed New Jersey Mortgage Broker.

Mr. Rubino joined Four Springs Capital in January 2010 as Vice President. He assists the FSC team in performing due diligence studies on real estate acquisitions. Chris graduated with a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Architecture from Yale University. Prior to joining Four Springs, his experience has ranged from residential design to construction administration.

Charles F. Shaw graduated from Rutgers University in 2008 with a B.A. in History. Charles joined Four Springs Capital in November 2008 as a marketing associate. In addition to working with the Direct Sales team, Chas also serves as Internal Wholesale Support working with our team of wholesalers.