Our Team

627A3106

Kristen Beck

Controller
About Kristen

Kristen joined the Rhino team in November 2022 as Controller in the Finance and Accounting group. Prior to joining Rhino, Kristen spent 8 years at KPMG in the Boston audit asset management practice. Specifically, she specialized in servicing real estate development companies, property funds, REITs, facility managers, and other alternative investments.

Kristen has been involved in several industry groups such as NCREIF, MSCPA and CREW Boston. Kristen is a licensed CPA in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and received her B.S. from Bentley University and M.S. from Northeastern University. Currently, Kristen lives in Wayland with her husband and two children.

FINAL

Kurt Grusmark

Senior Manager, Construction
About Kurt

Mr. Grusmark joins the Rhino Capital team to help oversee and successfully deliver construction of Rhino’s development projects. He brings with him 10 years of industry experience, having completed over $500 million worth of projects in various sectors, including ground-up luxury residential, industrial, institutional, and commercial. With his previous employer, AECOM Tishman, Kurt was involved in projects from the contract development and procurement phases through substantial completion, allowing him to identify cost and time saving opportunities through implementation of creative and innovative construction methods. Kurt served as a liaison for Boston’s “Compliance Mentor Group, LLC”, a trade-focused program that introduces, educates, and prepares youth and young adults from local vocational high schools and community/technical colleges through on-site training and individualized mentorship.

Kurt earned his B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Rowan University.  While at Rowan, Kurt was a member of the club hockey team and founded the club golf program. He currently resides in Braintree with his wife, daughter, and dog Bo.

Haggan

Michael Haggan

Senior Associate
About Michael

Michael joined the Rhino team in November of 2021. As a Senior Associate, his efforts are focused on providing finance, accounting, and reporting services across Rhino’s portfolio. Prior to Rhino, Michael worked as a Senior Associate at Standish Management for over a year and a half, where he focused on providing fund accounting services for industry leading private equity and venture capital firms across the United States.

Michael earned a B.S. in Finance from Bentley University where he was a 4-year member and captain of the Men’s Lacrosse Team. Michael currently resides in South Boston.

Oliver

Oliver Johnson

Director of Investments
About Oliver

Oliver L. Johnson serves as Director of Investments for Rhino Capital. In this role, he is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and executing acquisition and development activity across the Firm’s target markets.

Prior to joining Rhino, Oliver spent five years at GID Industrial, where he was involved in over $2.5 billion of acquisitions, joint ventures, and development across over 20 million square feet. He also played a role in the platform’s business development, fundraising, and portfolio management initiatives. Earlier in his career, Oliver worked as an Investment Analyst and Project Manager at Paradigm Properties and Paradigm Capital Advisors in Boston, MA.

Oliver holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management with a Minor in Finance from Bentley University, graduating Magna Cum Laude. He is a member of NAIOP National Forums and the Real Estate Finance Association and serves on the Alumni Council for The Fenn School in Concord, MA. Oliver resides in South Boston with his fiancé and Miniature Aussiedoodle.

Alex

Alexandra Natsis

Associate, Investments
About Alexandra

Alexandra joined the Rhino team in April of 2023. As an Acquisitions Analyst, her efforts are focused on assisting with the firm’s acquisitions efforts, including financial analysis, market research, and capitalization. Prior to Rhino, Alexandra spent two years as a Senior Investment Analyst at Northmarq, where she supported the production team and underwrote over $250 million in debt originations across all asset classes. Prior to that, she spent a year and a half at Perennial Capital Advisors, LLC, where she evaluated private real estate fund opportunities.

 

Alexandra holds a Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson License and is an active member of CREW Boston and REFA. Alexandra earned a BSBA from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University and currently resides in South Boston.

John-O’Leary-Rhino-Capital

John O'Leary

Senior Manager, Development
About John

John joined the Rhino team in January of 2020. Operating primarily in a project management role, John efforts are focused in renovation and ground-up construction as well as facilitating the permitting and design phases within the Rhino portfolio. Prior to joining Rhino, John spent a year playing semi-professional lacrosse in Australia. While overseas, he served as a superintendent for a commercial flooring contractor, fostering a passion for construction.

John earned a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard College where he was a 4-year member of the Men’s Lacrosse Team. John currently resides in Boston’s North End.

4C0A0320

Michael Olson

Managing Principal
About Michael

Mr. Olson has more than fifteen years of commercial real estate experience, with specific expertise in investment, leasing, and development of office, multi-family, and industrial properties. Since founding Rhino, Mr. Olson has completed more than $600 million in investments. Prior to Rhino Capital, he worked with The Grossman Companies, Inc., a family operated commercial real estate firm, where he focused on sales and leasing, as well as identifying and transacting investment opportunities in Greater Boston. In addition, he spent more than five years with JLL, an international, publicly traded commercial real estate firm, where he served in various capacities ranging from capital markets to brokerage. Also, Mr. Olson worked with OneBeacon Insurance where he was involved in the acquisition, financing, design, and construction of its 260,000 square foot corporate headquarters in Canton, MA.

Mr. Olson has been involved in several industry groups such as NAIOP, where he served as the Chair of the Developing Leaders Committee. Mr. Olson is also an active member of the Massachusetts Chapters of ULI, REFA, CBA, and has served on various boards of nonprofits such as Heading Home and Bentley University. He holds a B.S. in Economics Finance. Currently Mr. Olson resides in Boston with his wife and three children.

627A6811

Collin Reik

Director of Investments
About Collin

Collin joined the Rhino team in March of 2020 as an Acquisitions Analyst and now serves as Director of Investments, playing an integral role in the firm’s acquisitions, capitalization, and asset management efforts. Prior to Rhino, Collin spent a year and a half as a Credit Analyst in the Commercial Real Estate group at Brookline Bank, where he underwrote over $300 million in debt originations across all asset classes in the New England area.

Collin serves on the Junior Board of Heading Home, a leading homelessness prevention organization in Boston, and is actively involved with Best Buddies, Team Impact, and the Corey C. Griffin Foundation. Collin is also a member of several industry groups including NAIOP and the Emerging Leaders committee of REFA. Collin earned a B.A. in Economics from Boston College and currently resides in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston.

4C0A0219

Nate White

Chief Financial Officer
About Nate

Mr. White has over 13 years working in the commercial real estate business with extensive finance, accounting, reporting, and deal structuring experience.

Prior to joining Rhino, Nate spent over five years at Madison Marquette (formally The Roseview Group) in Boston. During his tenure he was an integral member of the company’s finance and accounting team, most recently as Senior Vice President of Finance, directly assisting in the acquisition, disposition, development, and financing of over $900 million in real estate. Nate was also in charge of the company’s financial, tax, and performance measurement reporting for its real estate investment portfolio and in charge of managing the company’s corporate finances of the investment management group.

Prior to joining Madison Marquette, Nate was an audit manager at KPMG in Boston where he specialized in the investment management and real estate industry. His clients included open and closed-end fair value real estate funds, real estate development companies, operating properties and portfolios of directly owned real estate assets for large institutional pension funds.

Nate has been involved in several industry groups including REFA, NCREIF, and MSCPA. Nate is a licensed CPA in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and received his B.S. and M.S. from Bentley University. Currently, Nate lives in Walpole with his wife and daughter.