A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, Vito Dragone earned a bachelor of science degree in industrial management. Vito Dragone subsequently embarked on a career in the real estate industry and served with an established firm before starting his own company.

Early in his career, Mr. Dragone accepted a role with Oxford Realty Financial Group. Key responsibilities in this role included managing special projects, producing an annual report for the company, and creating comprehensive, computer-based financial models to project and track the revenues generated by properties. After being promoted to the role of vice president of the investment management group at the company, he oversaw an extensive portfolio of properties valued at $150 million. When Oxford Realty Financial Group was sold to AIMCO, he led a transition team to ensure the correct accounting of cash distributions.

Mr. Dragone currently serves as the founder and president of Dragone Realty Investments. Under his leadership, the company has been in operation since 2006 and conducted over $700 million worth of purchases and upgrades of multi-family properties.