Houston, TX -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/24/2018 -- Jide Famuagun, CEO, will be the featured speaker at the University of Pittsburgh Real Estate Association on Monday, September 24, 2018 at 9:30 pm at Mervis Hall. Mr. Famuagun is the founder & CEO of Alpha Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity real estate firm focused on student-housing, multi-family housing and medical office building investments. Mr. Famuagun will give students an introduction to the world of private equity real estate. He told us that "education, entrepreneurship and real estate are passions of mine, I'm always excited for an opportunity to share my experience."

Jide Famuagun, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Alpha Capital Partners. Mr. Famuagun has over 10 years' experience in CRE due diligence, finance, and asset management. He has been involved in over $2.5 billion of debt and equity financing. Prior to his current role, he was an integral part of the senior team at Rice Energy Inc., an energy company formed in 2007 which rose to become a top-five producer of natural gas in the United States prior to its merger with EQT Corporation in 2017. He began his career in business as founder and CEO of Oasis Supply & Trade, Inc., a company that was recognized by Inc. as one of the top 500 fastest growing companies in 2010. Mr. Famuagun earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from University of Oklahoma, and an MBA from Oklahoma Christian University.