Armstead Capital Board Of Directors

Armstead Capital Board Of Directors

THOMAS ARMSTEAD

Chair & Founder

Tom is recognized as one of the top real estate and business financing experts in the country. He has worked and consulted for hundreds of companies including Deutsche Bank.  

JAMES MIRAGLIOTTA 

CEO & Director of Acquisitions

James Miragliotta, JD CPC, is a business coach, author, speaker, former attorney and government official, with over 38 years of experience in strategic roles in business coaching, business strategy, start-up consulting, project development, finance, and business law. As an attorney and Managing Member of several global technology, business consulting, and project development firms, James is skilled in project management, contract negotiation, strategic planning, market analysis, corporate governance, and team leadership. He assists his clients in significantly improving ROI through strategic investment, management, and business strategy.  

WALTER TABASCHEK

CFO 

Walter has over 30 years of accounting and finance experience including as a controller with multibillion dollar domestic and international companies including Cargill.

STEVE DUKE

COO

Steve Duke Steve has served as Director of Operations for the franchisor Aamco Transmissions, Inc. He has also served as Vice President of Operations, Merchandising and Integration for Floor Coverings International.

NEIL OCONNELL

CTO

Neil has over 20 years of experience in Tech including as the former North American Supply Chain Leader at Oracle.  His tech expertise includes: IT, SaaS, ERP, CRM, BI-analytics, Cloud-AWS, CI-CP process, QA test cycle, 3PL, NVOCC, WMS system, ASCP, TMS.

SIMONE SLOAN Rph MBA 

Simone is an experienced executive strategist and coach. She is an author and consultant for many Fortune 500 Companies.  

ANDRE WILSON

Andre Fox Wilson Sr. Former investment banker for Prudential and financing agent.

DR. RUBIN COCKRELL, Ed. D., M. Ed.

Dr. Rubin Cockrell is an internationally recognized business leader, educator, and social entrepreneur with over 20 years of global experience across 60+ countries. As CEO of Positive Images & Associates LLC, he has driven strategic empowerment and leadership solutions for organizations, businesses, and governments worldwide. A retired university dean and award-winning best-selling author, Dr. Cockrell is renowned for his "Tools for Intentional Excellence" framework. He brings deep equity, resilience, and innovation expertise as a Madeline Fulbright Specialist Fellow and Top 100 U.S. Business Leader. He is committed to legacy-building and impactful leadership across sectors.

Healthcare Board of Directors 

GREG MILLER OTR/L MBA 

Chair

Greg has over 30 years of experience across multiple verticals within the healthcare sector.  He has been involved in dozens of acquisitions, turnarounds, operational improvements and strategic growth plans.

DR. MARK LEPORE

Mark Lepore MD, FAAAAI 

Chief Medical Officer, Allergy at Aquestive Therapeutics. Prior to joining Aquestive, Dr. Lepore was the Vice President of Global Clinical Strategy and Development for Lupin. He held various roles at Teva, where he helped develop several device products. 

DR. IAN LEBER

Ian Leber, MD, MBA, CPE, FACEP Ian is currently the CMO at Sollis Health Care. He has experience in Emergency Medicine and hospital operations.   

CRE Board of Directors

PETER NICHOLS

Peter has 25 years of Hospitality industry experience.  He has owned, built, acquired, managed, bought and sold hundreds of hotels and manged and overseen thousands of employees.