Firm Leadership
Karl Rosario - Founder and Principal
Karl Rosario is the Founder and Principal at Vesta Realty Group. Karl has spent over 8 years working as a management consultant across various industries focusing on both Fortune 500 and start-up companies. After graduating from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a BS in Economics and a BA in International Relations, he worked at Booz and Company's (Strategy&) Consumer and Retail Strategy Team and on the Retail Strategy Team at Walmart eCommerce.
Karl has renovated, rented, and managed 13 units in the Pittsburgh, PA area, generating cap rates significantly above market. Additionally he (along with Neil) has developed a 40-Unit complex in Gulfport, MS, with plans to expand across the Gulf Coast Region.
Karl has previously lived in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, but he currently resides in San Juan, PR. His interests include travel, basketball, boxing, and taking care of his cavapoo, Tucker.
Neil Iyer - Principal
Most recently, Neil co-founded and served as the chief investment officer of a crypto-arbitrage hedge fund with over $35MM in AUM. This fund generated 40% returns for his investors. Prior to this experience, Neil spent four years as an analyst at Silver Point Capital, a $10 billion distressed debt and special situations hedge fund. Prior to joining Silver Point, Neil was an analyst at PJT Partners (f.k.a. Blackstone), where he worked on a variety of in-court restructuring transactions. Neil graduated summa cum laude and Beta Gamma Sigma from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 2015. He received a BS in Economics with concentrations in Finance and Accounting.
Neil currently lives in San Juan, PR but previously lived in Connecticut and New York. He is an avid chess and video game player.