Meet the Team
Steve Azar
Principal | Co-founder
Steve is a co-founder and Principal at Ambient, with responsibilities for all aspects of Ambient's business. Over his career in real estate, Steve has amassed a wide skill set, with experience in portfolio management, acquisitions and dispositions, asset management and capital markets.
Prior to Ambient, Steve was a Senior Vice President and Co-Portfolio Manager of Stockbridge Capital Group's supply-chain-oriented industrial fund, which focused on the IOS asset class. Before that, Steve acted as Global Head of Real Estate for XPO Logistics. Prior to Stockbridge and XPO, Steve was at RBS Investment Bank. Steve has a B.A. in Finance from Miami University and is a CFA Charterholder.
Patrick Hackett
Principal | Co-founder
Patrick is a co-founder and Principal at Ambient, with involvement in all areas of the business, leveraging his diverse skill set built over his career in real estate.
Patrick was previously at Stockbridge Capital Group, where he was a Senior Vice President responsible for acquisitions across all asset types and leading the firm's efforts in the IOS category, while also overseeing all firm-wide financing activity as Head of Capital Markets. Prior to Stockbridge, Patrick worked at UBS Investment Bank. Patrick has a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University.
Ellie Perlin
Vice President
Ellie is a Vice President at Ambient, with responsibilities for acquisitions and asset management.
Ellie was previously at STAG Industrial, where she opened the Chicago office and was responsible for sourcing and executing industrial acquisitions in Chicago and the greater Midwest. Prior to that, Ellie was at Lincoln Property Company where she focused on acquisitions and asset management nationally on behalf of multiple joint venture and separate account clients. Ellie has a BBA in Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin Madison and serves as a NAIOP DL Board Member.
Colin Pigott
Associate
Colin is an Associate at Ambient, where he is responsible for all aspects of the underwriting and acquisitions process, while also assisting with asset management.
Prior to Ambient, Colin worked in investment research at First Trust Capital Management, supporting all aspects of the underwriting, monitoring and assessment of the firm's traditional and alternative investment strategies. Colin has a BS in Finance from Miami University.
Tom Kennedy
Associate
Tom is an Associate at Ambient, with primary responsibilities for asset management, while also assisting with acquisitions.
Tom previously worked in asset management at Prime Rock on industrial value-add and adaptive reuse projects. Prior to that, he worked in debt market institutional sales at Citigroup. Tom has a BS in Finance from Indiana University.
