Christopher Gioia

Executive Director at Advanced Flower Capital

Christopher Gioia is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in real estate, private equity, and credit investing. He is currently serving as the Managing Director at Southern Realty Trust (SRT) in West Palm Beach, Florida.1

Career Highlights

Current Role: Christopher joined Southern Realty Trust in October 2023 as Managing Director. At SRT, he focuses on originating and underwriting real estate loans ranging from $20-250 million across the Southern United States.1

Previous Positions:

Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Originations at AFCgamma (November 2020 - September 2023): In this role, he sourced and evaluated private real estate debt deals worth $10-100 million or more. During his tenure, he originated and invested in over $500 million of direct, real estate-backed private debt deals.1
Partner and Co-Founder at ArmaVir Partners (May 2018 - November 2020): Christopher led growth equity investments, including a $38 million investment in NJOY, which was later sold to Altria for $2.75 billion.1
Vice President, Private Equity at Ramius LLC (July 2011 - May 2018): He was involved in special opportunities and private investments, including a $175 million equity investment in an Italian wireless spectrum and fixed wireless broadband provider.1

Education

Christopher Gioia graduated from Princeton University, where he studied from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, he attended Montgomery Bell Academy from 1999 to 2005.1