Sterling Garcia

Founding Partner at Equitas Company

Speaker

Sterling Garcia is a Foundering Partner of Equitas Company. His extensive knowledge and proficiency has distinguished his ingenuity to solve complex problems. Mr. Garcia has acquired over $2B in commercial real estate. Investments spanned many asset classes, including transactions as small as $1M office buildings to $500M multifamily portfolio acquisitions. Working at his own deliberate pace, along with the Equitas team, they developed a fluid investment thesis to adapt and capitalize on opportunities presented by shifting markets.

A serious, analytical thinker about matters of technical interest, Mr. Garcia has successfully adapted his skill sets in imaginative ways to find solutions to complex or abstract problems. For example, buying distressed commercial real estate assets on auction platforms and achieving superior returns when prior owners failed to execute their business plans. Additionally, Mr. Garcia has taken those skill sets to other complex problems such as utilizing historic tax credits for heavy value-add investments and adaptive reuse investments. This systemic and patient approach to investing led to acquisitions of student housing at significant discounts during the covid pandemic that saw substantial returns after stabilization. This introspective focus on producing well-thought-out solutions to complex technical problems is what informs Equitas’ investment thesis when other investors continue as usual although markets are rapidly shifting.

Mr. Garcia received his Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship from Babson College, which has ranked as the Number One school for entrepreneurship for 26 consecutive years. Mr. Garcia studied data analytics, accounting, and entrepreneurship at Babson College. Mr. Garcia graduated amongst the top of his class, receiving honors as a Cum Laude graduate. Additionally, Mr. Garcia is a certified yoga instructor and he actively taught yoga while studying at Babson College.