President and CEO

Summary of Qualifications

Denton Kelley is President and CEO of LDK Ventures, LLC. LDK Ventures has a focus on industrial and multi-family acquisition and development opportunities in the Northern California, Idaho and Nevada. Mr. Kelley is responsible for identifying and executing new real estate investment opportunities. Mr. Kelley is also responsible for sourcing equity capital requirements for all LDK acquisition and development projects.

Prior to joining LDK Ventures, LLC, Mr. Kelley worked as an equity research analyst at Bessent Capital (a global macro hedge fund in New York) covering financials, real estate, health care and other diversified industry sectors. Mr. Kelley spent 3 years at Robertson Stephens in the Investment Banking Division where was promoted to Associate from Analyst. Prior to Robertson, he worked for Prentiss Properties, LLC. (an office REIT based in Dallas, TX) as an acquisition and development analyst.

Mr. Kelley received his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He was a scholarship athlete during his collegiate tenure on the track and field team.

Education

• BS – Business Administration
  University of Colorado, 1998