Damon M. Taseff has spent his entire professional career consulting clients in all facets of the commercial real estate industry, acting as a pragmatic, educated and skillful advisor. By leveraging his skill set in strategic planning, portfolio management and financial analysis to address real estate problems with practical and effective solutions, he has successfully consulted and advised a wide range of clients including private and publicly traded corporations, public sector entities and private investors.

Prior to joining Allegro, Mr. Taseff served as Assistant Vice President within the Strategy and Analysis Group in the Corporate Real Estate Department at Bank One in Chicago, Illinois. During this time, he was responsible for the analysis of real estate transactions within the Bank One portfolio including office, retail and operational assets. Additional responsibilities included excess asset disposition and corporate portfolio realignment resulting from the acquisition of First Chicago Bank, and asset review for pending corporate merger and acquisition targets.

Mr. Taseff has been published and interviewed for numerous publications regarding corporate real estate trends and economic development. A few of these industry journals include Bank News, ABA Banking Journal, COSE Update, and The Economic Development Journal. He is Board President of the Ohio City Near West Development Corporation and a Board Member of Build Up Greater Cleveland. Actively involved with the Urban Land Institute, he is a current member of the Cleveland Chapter and a founding member of its Young Leaders Group.

Mr. Taseff earned his Masters of Business Administration from the Peter B. Lewis School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, with a concentration in Finance. He obtained his Bachelors of Business Administration from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, with a major in Finance and Marketing. He holds a real estate license in the State of Ohio.