President, Co-Founder

Ryan Swehla

Mr. Swehla is President and Co-Founder at Graceada Partners, a value-add real estate investor focused on apartments and industrial parks in the Inland West, with a combination of entrenched market knowledge and institutional expertise. Founded in 2008, the firm employs a vertically integrated team of 70+ professionals to source, capitalize, manage, renovate, lease and sell properties. Mr. Swehla provides strategic direction for the firm and serves on Graceada Partners’ investment committee. He focuses on strategic capital relationships, leading Graceada Partners’ sponsorship of four real estate funds. Mr. Swehla continues to focus on building a world-class investment company that achieves exceptional risk-adjusted returns.

Mr. Swehla’s insights on the real estate investing climate have been cited in Institutional Real Estate Americas, The New York Times, Forbes, Barron’s, REIT Magazine and other publications. He has been a speaker nationally on subjects ranging from real estate strategies, institutional investment in secondary markets, vertical integration, and sustainability.

Mr. Swehla attained his Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Management with minors in Finance and Economics from Columbia University. He holds both the CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Manager) and the Institute of Real Estate Management's CPM (Certified Property Manager) designation. Married with three children, Mr. Swehla is an avid mountaineer, having climbed Mt. Rainier and all 15 California fourteeners (mountains over 14,000 Ft) and has completed the John Muir Trail with his family. He is a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow and Eagle Scout.

Education
Columbia University
Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Management with minors in Finance and Economics