Mr. Cassum is an independent Board Member at Sidra Capital. He has over 30 years of extensive experience in commercial real estate finance, including originating debt, equity placement transactions, raising discretionary funds and arranging programmatic joint ventures through his affiliation with HFF securities. He has served as a senior managing director in the JLL Capital Markets, Americas Boston office and a vice president with Wells Fargo Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the University of Bombay, India and an M.B.A from Boston University.