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LEADERSHIP

KCM's leadership spans every dimension of complex development. Capital and execution. Brand and operations. Economics and experience design.

These are principals who have led multi-billion dollar projects, managed complex operational environments at scale and made decisions that shape places for generations.

  • Frederick Knapp, Founder & CEO, Knapp Capital Management

    Frederick Knapp

    FOUNDER & CEO

    At Hudson Yards, Frederick Knapp operationalized the management company responsible for opening and running 12.8 million square feet of one of the most complex mixed-use environments ever delivered.

  • Joel Meltzner, Principal, President, Knapp Capital Management

    Joel Meltzner

    PRINCIPAL, PRESIDENT

    As lead strategist to Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Goldman Sachs, Shell and the U.S. Department of Defense, Joel Meltzner has spent his career turning the most complex institutional challenges into executable strategy.

  • Leah Caruso, Principal, CXO, CMO, Knapp Capital Management

    Leah Caruso

    PRINCIPAL, CXO, CMO

    With more than $30 billion of high-profile development opened and operating including Hudson Yards and the World Trade Center Oculus, Leah Caruso transforms the built environment into destinations that define cities.

  • Dr. William Putsis, Principal, Chief Economist, Knapp Capital Management

    Dr. William Putsis

    PRINCIPAL, CHIEF ECONOMIST

    Across six continents and decades at Yale, London Business School and UNC Kenan-Flagler, Dr. William Putsis applies rigorous economic modeling and game theory to the decisions that shape long-duration assets.