Kambiz Shahbazi
President & Founder
Kambiz Shahbazi founded KS Partners, LLC in 2007. Under his leadership, the company currently owns and manages a diverse mix of office, flex, R&D and retail properties in the Northeast United States. Prior to launching KS Partners, LLC, Mr. Shahbazi was co-founder and principal of Everest Partners, LLC for 10 years, overseeing all of the firm’s day-to-day activities and identifying and evaluating its investment and acquisition opportunities. Beginning his real estate career in 1985 with New York City-based North American Development, Inc., Mr. Shahbazi formed KS Land Company, Inc. in 1987, a company primarily involved with land development and shopping center acquisitions.
Mr. Shahbazi received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from Tufts University and his MBA from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, including NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties), REFA (Real Estate Finance Association), and ULI (Urban Land Institute) and is an Advisory Board Member for The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Mr. Shahbazi is married with two children and resides in New York City, NY.
Richard Griffin
Senior Vice President - Director of Investments
Rick joined KS Partners, LLC in 2011 as a Senior Vice President/Director of Investments. He oversees KS’s real estate acquisitions efforts, property dispositions, and real estate capitalization efforts and is intimately involved in asset strategy. Rick’s 20 year real estate career has included positions with Northeast Investment & Development LLC, Berkeley Investments, Inc., AEW Capital Management, L.P., Fleet Bank and RECOLL Management Corp. Rick has personally closed over five million square feet of value-added properties with an acquisition value of over $300 million and development potential in the billions.
Rick is a graduate of Bryant University. He is married with three children and resides in Winchester, MA.
Thomas Clark
Senior Vice President & Director Of Property Management
Tom joined Everest Partners in 2006 as Director of Property Management and now holds the position of Senior Vice President at KS Partners, LLC. Tom’s current role includes directing the daily operations of the portfolio as well as participating in identifying and implementing value add/asset management strategies.
Tom brings to the firm more than fifteen years of logistics and asset management experience. Prior to joining Everest Partners LLC, he was Manager of Asset Management Services at Transit Realty Associates which among other clients manages the real estate holdings for the MBTA. Previously, he was an executive at Wellesley Management Corporation, where he supervised all property management activities for the company’s real estate portfolio including a one million square foot mill renovation development in Maynard, MA. Tom was also Executive Director of Operations at Hub Expo Centers, Inc. which operated privately owned convention centers in Boston and Virginia.
Tom is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and relocated to Massachusetts in 1995. He continues to be active in both local and professional organizations.
Kanwal Virdi
Senior Vice President & Controller
Ms. Virdi oversees all aspects of accounting, collections, mortgagee relations, budgeting and system controls at KS Partners, LLC. Her efforts and leadership have enabled the firm to acquire over 60 commercial buildings totaling nearly 5 million square feet of space in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Kanwal joined Everest Partners, LLC, now KS Partners, LLC, at its corporate office in New York in September of 2001.
Kanwal brings to KS Partners, LLC over 18 years in real estate accounting and managerial experience from the Helmsley Organization in New York City, and eight years of public accounting experience as an Auditor/Manager. She has extensive experience conducting audits for public companies, retail/wholesale businesses, film producers and real estate companies.
Christopher Devaux
Senior Vice President - Asset Management, Leasing
Chris Devaux is Senior Vice President, Asset Management- Leasing for KS Partners, and is responsible for overall asset strategy, as well as directing all leasing initiatives for the KS Portfolio. Previously, Mr. Devaux was an Executive Vice President at Parsons Commercial Group, where he spent 17 years focused on landlord representation, tenant representation and investment sales and was involved in over 5 million square feet of transactions.
Mr. Devaux received his B.A in Communications from Boston College and is currently a member of REFA (Real Estate Finance Association) and NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties).
Christopher Graham
Director of Construction
Chris joined the KS Team in June of 2007, bringing 27 years of construction experience to the firm. As Construction Manager, Chris plays a leadership role in acquiring and managing multi-tenanted buildings in the office, flex, R&D and retail sectors. Chris spent many years at A. J. Martini, Inc. as a Project Manager working on a multitude of projects in Massachusetts, including Theodore Iorio Arena in Ashburnham, Christopher Columbus Court custom condominiums in Boston’s North End, Methuen Industrial Park and a 30-home residential subdivision in New Hampshire.
Chris is a graduate of Merrimack College in North Andover, MA.
Robert Drummey
Director of Finance
Bob joined KS Partners LLC in 2009 as our Director of Accounting and Finance. He oversees all external and internal reporting, construction/development requisitions as well as day to day accounting functions as it relates to our current portfolio.
Bob brings over 20 years of financial management experience in all facets of the industry, including development, construction and operations. Prior to joining KS Partners LLC, Bob came from WS Development, where he was responsible for overseeing the financial reporting for several million square feet of retail shopping centers, including the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center and several other centers in New England.
Previously, Bob was the Controller at National Development, where he was responsible for corporate accounting, payroll and benefits, as well as overseeing the budgeting and financial reporting for a mixture of office, retail, hotel and development projects, including Station Landing in Medford, MA.
Bob is a graduate of Salem State College and is enrolled in the Masters in Real Estate Management program at Bentley University.
Nazgol Saati
Director of Finance
Nazgol Saati joined KS Partners, LLC in 2008 as a Director of Finance. She oversees the implementation of the company's investment and operating strategies and manages the financial planning and reporting for all of the company's investments.
She came to KS partners with over 15 years of experience in the financial industry. She joined Bankers Trust Company in 1985 where her fifteen year career spanned from the LBO Group in Los Angeles to the Private Equity, Restructuring Advisory and Distressed Debt Trading Groups in New York. Nazgol
earned her BA in economics and political science from Tufts University in 1983 and received her MBA in finance from Columbia Business School in 1985. She is the recipient of the Institute of International Education’s Women’s Global Leadership Award.