Thaddeus joined Known in 2023 as Managing Director in connection with its partnership with Living Cities. He leads the investment team at Known, specifically covering private alternative investments for the firm, as well as serving as its liaison for the joint venture with Living Cities.
At Living Cities, he served as Associate Director, Fund Manager; and led the investment originations and fund/portfolio management efforts for impact investments through the Living Cities Catalyst Family of Funds. In his capacity as Fund Manager, Fair has occupied several board observer seats for Living Cities portfolio investments and independently serves on the investment committee for a privately held real estate investment fund.
Previously, Thaddeus worked in the structured finance group for a middle market commercial/investment bank, where he was focused on structuring and underwriting new loan originations, syndications, and leading due diligence and transaction management efforts for the firm’s commercial real estate lending and syndication platform. Immediately prior, Thaddeus helped to lead the originations platform for a boutique private investment firm focused on opportunistic and value-add investment opportunities. There, he was directly responsible for sourcing, underwriting, and structuring direct equity and debt investments for the firm’s multiple private investment funds. Thaddeus began his career with CNL Financial Group, a private investment management firm focused on domestic commercial real estate investments and fund management.
Thaddeus holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and a master’s degree from Georgetown University.