The Team

Adam Peterson is a Co-Managing Partner for BOAM. He has been the Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE:BOC) since 2015. Adam is also the founder and managing member of The Magnolia Group, LLC, an investment advisor managing private partnerships since its founding in 2005. He also serves on the board of directors of Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI) and Nicholas Financial (NASDAQ: NICK). Adam and Brendan Keating have partnered in private real estate (debt and equity) since 2011 via The Aligned Group and 24th Street Asset Management. Adam holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from Creighton University.

Alex Rozek is a Co-Managing Partner for BOAM. He has been the Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE:BOC) since 2015. He also serves as the Managing Member of Boulderado Partners, LLC, a private investment partnership founded in July 2007. From 2004 to 2007, Alex served as an analyst for Water Street Capital and Friedman Billings Ramsey Group. Prior to that Alex worked for Hunton Williams and FedEx. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Sky Harbour Group (NASDAQ:SKYH) and Dura Software. Alex has experience partnering in various private real estate transactions, debt, equity, residential mortgage, and servicing assets. Alex graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.S. in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.

Brendan Keating is a Co-Managing Partner for BOAM. He is an investment advisor representative registered with the State of Nevada for 24th Street Asset Management (“24th Street”‘). In addition to his duties at 24th Street, he also serves as the Chairman of Logic Commercial Real Estate (“Logic”) since its founding in August 2015. Logic has offices in Las Vegas, Reno and Omaha providing Brokerage, Property Management and Capital Market Services. Brendan and Adam Peterson have partnered in private real estate (debt and equity) since 2011 via The Aligned Group and 24th Street Asset Management. He serves on Boston Omaha Corporation’s (NYSE:BOC) board of directors, which is a partner in Logic and 24th Street. He also serves on the board of directors of Nicholas Financial (NASDAQ: NICK). Brendan graduated from Creighton University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurship.

Mark (Butch) Burgers is the Chief Operating Officer for BOAM. He brings a wealth of management, operations, and fundraising experience after a career in the athletics industry as the Executive Associate Athletics Director at Creighton University. During his time at Creighton, he oversaw the day-to-day operations and overall financial management of the department. From a fundraising perspective, he created the Champion’s Circle giving initiative, which yielded unprecedented gift revenue committed towards the department to achieve strategic goals and support the University’s comprehensive campaign. He also secured the first endowed position benefitting Creighton Athletics in 2017. He has been actively involved in residential and commercial real estate for over two decades, personally and by helping Creighton transition into new facilities via land acquisitions, fundraising and construction processes. Burgers earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Creighton University in 2005 after collecting his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Creighton as an undergrad in 2003 where he was a member of the Bluejay Men’s Golf Team.

Jessica Hayes is the Chief Compliance Officer for BOAM. Jessica most recently served as a Senior Counsel for Wells Fargo’s Wealth and Investment Management businesses. She joined the company in 2019 and previously advised the Wells Fargo Asset Management business until its sale in 2021. Prior to joining Wells Fargo, Jessica worked for a compliance administrator. In this role, she supported investment advisers in matters such as registering with the SEC, fulfilling regulatory reporting obligations, developing and monitoring compliance programs, and navigating regulatory examinations. Jessica began her career in the financial services industry in 2012 as an Enforcement Attorney for the Securities Division of the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State. She received her J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America having completed the School’s Securities Law Program. She received her B.A. in History from the University of Virginia.

Christian Silva is an Associate for BOAM. Christian has been an analyst for Boston Omaha Build For Rent since its inception. Previously, he has served as a Senior Director for the Rebel Venture Fund, UNLV’s student-led VC firm. He has also interned at 24th Street Asset Management, a start-up REIT, and a financial services company. Christian graduated from The University of Massachusetts – Amherst with a B.B.A. in Finance, concentrating in Alternative Investments and with a minor in Information Technology. He was also a member of the Commonwealth Honors College. Christian holds his Masters in Business Administration with a focus in Finance from the University of Nevada – Las Vegas.