​​​ROB SHANDS
PARTNER

Rob Shands is a Partner with RedLeaf, where he is primarily focused on capital markets, financing activities, acquisitions, vertical development, and strategic partnerships.

Previously, Shands held the following positions:

Partner and Director of Investment for Live Oak-Gottesman, a full service commercial real estate firm based in Austin. Shands was responsible for operations and execution of investment activities. He served as a member of the management team and investment committee.
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While at Live Oak, Shands established and executed a thesis based acquisition strategy focused on class B office properties in San Antonio. He played an integral role in the development and acquisition of over 650,000 SF of office and retail product in Austin and San Antonio.
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Acting through a strategic partnership, Shands helped start a standalone self-storage development platform, which successfully developed a portfolio of class A storage projects in Central Texas.

Shands began his career at Frost Bank in the Real Estate group where he managed a loan portfolio consisting of retail, office, industrial, multi-family, land and self-storage.
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​Education
Bachelor of Business Administration,
Finance – University of Mississippi

Affiliations
• Board of Directors - Hill Country Conservancy (2015 Board Chair)
• Board of Directors - Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA)
• Co Chair - ULI Austin Office and Retail Member Council
• Former Board of Directors – First Bank, N.A.
• Graduate of RECA Leadership Development Class - 2007
• Member - Urban Land Institute (ULI)