Kathy Malcolm
Membership Director
Email: membership@upstatecreia.com
After moving to the Upstate in 2006 from the San Francisco Bay area, I join UCREIA to network with local real estate experts. I believe that being a full time real estate investor is more than owning, financing, rehabbing and managing properties; it is more about continuous learning, smart deal making, network building, and having a tolerance for risk. With these skills, I can stay on top of our real estate portfolio and continue to watch the market for profitable opportunities.
In addition to investing in real estate, I have over 20 years of leadership experience in finance and management, holding executive positions in both private and public firms. I founded my first company in 1994 and most recently served as President of Access Funding Group International, an early-stage professional services consulting firm that invested and facilitated in the launch of software start up, Golden Parachute. At Golden Parachute, I served on the Board and as their Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for defining the corporate strategy designed to leverage customer-focus market opportunities as well as to assist in the venture investment efforts.
I received my MBA in Finance from California State University and I have served on several boards of both private for-profit and nonprofit organizations. As an angel investor, I was instrumental in the growth of the International Angel Investors Institute (IAI). In IAI, I served as the Co-Chairman of the Membership Committee, founding member of IAI’s Critique Panel Program, member of the Treasury and Financial Committee, and founding member of IAI, Hong Kong. I also served on the Board of Advisors of the Silicon Valley Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).