Mr. Scolari is the co-founder of DAS-Alliance Group. Previously, Mr. Scolari was the founder and CEO of Alliance Capital Finance LLC, (ACF) a privately owned firm specializing in commercial real estate finance, investment banking, venture capital, and advisory services. Mr. Scolari’s presence has been global, but his focus has been tailored to meet the needs of small and middle markets, to fill the financing void that was once occupied by small and regional banks.
Recently, Mr. Scolari arranged financing for a new California-based airline, as well as securing financing for several West Coast real estate assets. He also put together a team that has been arranging ongoing financing for the Wyndham Hotel Group’s North American divisions. Previously, Mr. Scolari was a top tier (2nd nationwide) Portfolio Manager and money manager for Merchants Bank/MBank. He was regularly a Top 10% loan producer for Wells Fargo PMB. Mr. Scolari has managed and arranged financing in excess of $2 billion during his finance career.
Operationally, Mr. Scolari was Vice President – Operations for Staffworks with management responsibility for 1200 full-time employees and over 500 part-time employees.
Mr. Scolari holds a BA in Business & Finance from UABC and is fluent in Spanish. Privately, Mr. Scolari retired racing professionally as a NASCAR Driver in 2000.