All About access

access is revolutionizing the world of alternative investments! As a cutting-edge FinTech company, we specialize in providing accredited investors with institutional-quality investment opportunities that were once exclusively reserved for the financial elite.

Our expertise lies in curating unique equity and debt investments in real assets in sectors like transportation, infrastructure, specialty finance, and real estate. With our innovative approach, access will democratize the investment world by making alternative investments accessible to a wider audience.

Our team of experts and world-class partners passionately source and manage these investments, ensuring our clients receive the best possible returns. Our technology provides investors, as well as advisors and their clients, real-time access to investment opportunities, complete with all relevant disclosure documents.

Our completely digital onboarding and investment process makes it effortless to invest and track portfolios. At access, we pride ourselves on providing a broad range of institutional-quality alternative investments to the investment community. Our mission is to make it possible for everyone to benefit from the unique investment opportunities we offer.

So, come join us on this exciting journey of democratizing the world of alternative investments!

John Nozell

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan Cauff

Co-Founder, President & Chief Operating Officer

All About access

So, come join us on this exciting journey of democratizing the world of alternative investments!

John Nozell

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Jonathan Cauff

Co-Founder, President and Chief Operating Officer

The Team

Meet our experienced management team with over a combined 200 years of finance experience and over a combined $120 Billion of financing transactions

John Nozell

Co-Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Experience

John spent nearly 20 years with JPMorgan Chase &Co., where his positions included EAME Regional Head for Aerospace Investment Banking, Head of Debt/Equity Restructuring and NY Regional Head of M&A. Subsequent to his banking career, John has held CFO, CIO, COO, and CEO roles in a number of industries ranging from aircraft leasing, biotechnology, investment management and FinTech

Stuart Cauff

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Experience

During his 43 year aviation career, Stuart co-founded Cauff, Lippman Aviation in 1979 and remained President until it was sold in 1998 to Unicapital Corp, a NYSE roll-up, where he became a Director and the President of their Big-Ticket Leasing Division until 1999. Stuart later founded an executive business jet brokerage company, which he later sold and then co-founded Jet Trading and Leasing, LLC, a commercial aircraft trading and leasing company

Zulfe Ali

Managing Director
Business Development

Experience

Zulfe has extensive global experience as an investment manager and investment banker across asset classes and capital markets. He previously served as Chief Investment Officer of Mumtalakat, leading the global investment strategy on behalf of the Middle East SWF. As Managing Parter of C5 Capital, Zulfe launched and deployed the venture firm’s first US based, deep tech fund. Earlier in his career, Zulfe worked with Bank of America and JPMorgan across equities, debt and leveraged finance.

David Sims

Executive Vice President of
Investments & Treasurer

Experience

David was previously the Director of Aviation Investments at Cross Ocean Partners, a private equity company. He has nearly 20 years in the aviation industry, having started his career at The Boeing Company, as an engineer working on commercial aircraft. After completing his MBA, David went on to hold various analytical, corporate finance and investment roles at Merrill Lynch, Gogo and RPK Capital

Jonathan Cauff

Co-Founder, President & Chief Operating Officer

Experience

Jonathan is a former principal and Managing Director at Jet Trading and Leasing. He has extensive experience in the commercial aircraft leasing and trading space, having worked in this sector for 15 years. Jonathan’s career has touched on multiple facets of the aircraft finance industry, ranging from transaction origination, financial analysis, equity sourcing and structuring to debt procurement and structuring, technical analysis and marketing

Brandon Doerr

Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager

Experience

Brandon was previously a Managing Director at Raven Capital Management, an alternative asset-based investment manager, where he led the firm’s transportation & infrastructure investment strategy. He has over 20 years of extensive experience in capital markets, corporate finance, and asset-based debt financing and equity investment structures. Prior to his private equity career at Raven, Brandon was in investment banking, primarily focused on industrial and transportation firms, at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Richard Blazer

Senior Analyst

Experience

Richard Blazer is a highly experienced Senior Analyst with a background in investment analysis and alternative investments. He has worked in the investment industry for several years, gaining expertise in conducting thorough research and analysis to identify potential investment opportunities. Richard’s experience includes analyzing investment opportunities in the aviation industry and various sectors while working for companies such as GA Telesis and Corrum Capital Management LLC.

Ronald Scheinberg

Co-Founder, Executive Vice President - General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer

Experience

Ron was formerly a shareholder at Vedder Price P.C. While in private practice, Ron specialized in corporate finance with a special focus on aircraft, rail and structured asset finance. Ron has written and presented extensively on finance matters. He is the author of the The Commercial Aircraft Finance Handbook, published by Routledge Press (2021, 2nd ed.)

Paul Oechsli

Executive Vice President
Transportation & Infrastructure

Experience

Paul is the former President of UT Finance, the captive financing arm of United Technologies (and subsequently, Raytheon Technologies). He has over 30 years of experience in capital markets, corporate finance and asset-based financing, having concluded in excess of $15 billion of funded transactions. Paul also previously served as Treasurer of Pratt & Whitney and worked in the corporate finance department of Texaco Inc.

Kyle Madan

Advisor - Interim Chief Financial Officer

Experience

Kyle is an experienced leader with a breadth of expertise in finance, strategy, executing complex M&A transactions / capital raises, operations, and high-performance team building. He spent the early part of his career at UBS and Moelis & Company, where he had leadership roles in transactions primarily focused on the Technology and Services sectors. Subsequently Kyle has held a number of senior finance and strategy roles in private equity and VC backed companies, from startups to later stage.

Lena Han

Controller

Experience

Lena has served as the controller for two family-owned businesses for nearly 20 years following the completion of her MBA degree with distinction. Prior to her current role, she gained extensive experience in multiple functional areas, with a focus on marketing, procurement, and logistics, while working for multinational companies such as Panasonic Corp in Japan, China, and the US.