Browndorf PEM has hired Kevin Carias as an executive director funds group. He was previously the principal of a Nevada-based financial services company providing private consulting to high net worth clients, primarily in alternative investments such as real estate, media investments, hedge fund strategies and life insurance settlements.

Mr Carias has also worked in various roles involving corporate development, venture capital, private equity and real estate. In recent years, he held the position of vice president of corporate finance for a Los Angeles real estate development firm and also served as a senior director of an Irvine, California, multi-family office, where he provided investment analysis and due diligence support in the alternative investment sectors.