About Us

David Robinson, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in mathematics, spent 14 years in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs. He was inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame in September 2009 among other honors, won the league MVP, two NBA championships, two Olympic Gold Medals and is among the preeminent philanthropists in professional sports leading to the NBA’s creation of the David Robinson Plaque given to current players in recognition of their outstanding community service.

Prior to forming Admiral Capital Group with David Robinson, Daniel Bassichis was a member of the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, where he focused on real estate, gaming and lodging and completed more than $15 billion of advisory and financing transactions. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He received his B.B.A in accounting from Emory University and his M.B.A. from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. He was previously a member of The Fuqua School of Business Board of Visitors and currently serves as a board member of The Carver Academy in San Antonio and an Admiral Capital representative on the board of Centerplate, one of the nation’s leading food service providers. He is also a board member of Krossover, a sports video analytics company. He is the proud father of two daughters, Abigail and Caroline.

Joseph Walsh is Chief Operating Officer of Admiral Capital Group, where he focuses on the Firm’s business operations. Joe led internal consulting, business reengineering and technology implementation projects at Goldman Sachs He later was a member of the Real Estate, Gaming and Lodging group in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs in both New York and Sydney and also worked at Moelis & Company. Joe has completed over $60 billion of mergers and acquisitions, financial advisory and financing transactions on behalf of public and private company clients, with experience across all major real estate asset classes as well as related sectors including commercial mortgage REITs, data centers, healthcare and asset management. He also served as an officer in the U.S. Army. Joe earned a B.S. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Admiral, Nelson led the development of the alternatives division at Driehaus Capital Management. Upon joining Driehaus in 2009, Nelson served as the lead portfolio manager for the Driehaus Active Income Fund (ticker: LCMAX). Under his leadership, this fund grew from several hundred million to approximately $5 billion in AUM. Additionally, the fund became a pioneer strategy as one of the first long-short credit funds to be offered in a mutual fund vehicle. Later on, Nelson served as the lead portfolio manager on two other alternative funds – one a multi-strategy credit fund and the other an event-driven fund. Collectively, assets under management in these funds averaged several billion dollars during his nine-year tenure at the firm. Additionally, Nelson served on the firm’s management committee and was a leading investment voice for the firm. His thoughts on the credit markets and the alternatives industry were regularly reflected on Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times and CNBC. Prior to Driehaus, Nelson worked at Lotsoff Capital Management where he served as the lead portfolio manager for a multi-strategy credit mutual fund and hedge fund. Nelson graduated from Vanderbilt University with an honors degree in economics and obtained an MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, where he was a Keller Scholar.

Mr. Stone is Principal of Admiral 2R Management LLC and has over 10 years of real estate experience. Mr. Stone has executed and managed over $1 billion of debt and equity investments during his career with experience in all commercial real estate property types. Prior to forming Admiral 2R Management LLC, Mr. Stone served as Managing Director and head of the structured credit real estate investment platform at Innovatus Capital Partners, LLC. Mr. Stone previously served as a Director at Cantor Fitzgerald where he helped launch the firm’s investment management business. From 2013-2015, Mr. Stone was a Director at Perella Weinberg Partners on the Asset Based Value Strategy investment team focused on commercial real estate investments. Mr. Stone also served on the Investment Committee for Liberty Island Group, a CMBS loan origination joint venture with the Prudential Mortgage Capital Company. Prior to PWP, Mr. Stone worked on the investment teams at Admiral Capital Group and Rialto Capital Management and he began his career in the Transaction Real Estate group at EY. Mr. Stone received a BS with honors from Arizona State University and an MBA from Columbia Business School where he was an Alexander Bodini Foundation Award winner.

Javier Vidales is an Associate at Admiral Capital Group where he supports all aspects of acquisitions and asset management. Javier spent five years working in the real estate industry in Mexico City for LaSalle Investment Management and two years for Kenan Flagler Real Estate Fund. His responsibilities for LaSalle included underwriting potential acquisitions, performing due diligence, preparing and presenting investment committee recommendations, and managing the disposition of fund assets. Javier graduated from the Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and has an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill.

Minnie Allison is a Senior Associate at Admiral Capital Group and has over 8 years of real estate and finance experience. She is primarily responsible for all aspects of asset management, but also supports the team in acquisitions. Prior to joining Admiral Capital Group, Minnie held various real estate and finance positions with Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, Goldman Sachs, and J.P. Morgan. In her previous positions Minnie was responsible for maintaining all client relationships, underwriting new opportunities, performing asset due diligence, and overseeing daily operations in property management. Minnie graduated from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, with emphasis in Actuarial Sciences and obtained an MBA from the Henry W. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri.

Thomas Casey is an Associate at Admiral Capital Group, where he supports all aspects of acquisitions and asset management. He was previously an Analyst at Waldorf Capital Management, a real estate operator focused on opportunistic investments across New England. Thomas earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia, where he was a four year member of the varsity swimming team.

David joined Admiral Capital Group to build on its mission to make a strong social impact in the cities where the firm invests. Moving forward, David’s goal is to expand Admiral’s platform to making direct impact investments as well as scaling the philanthropic work. Before Admiral Capital Group, David spent three years working for sports and education technology startups in Austin and New York. David was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and attended University of Texas at Austin.

Jayson Glickman is an Analyst at Admiral Capital Group, where he focuses on all aspects of acquisitions and asset management. He was previously a member of the Investments team at RXR Realty, where he was actively involved in the acquisition and development of over $1.5 billion of real estate assets with a focus on the office and multifamily sectors. Jayson earned a B.A. in quantitative economics from Tufts University, where he was a four year member of the varsity tennis team.