Alex serves as Managing Director, Head of Real Estate Credit Strategies and Portfolio Manager – Credit Fund. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the firm’s debt portfolio, driving all debt investments with a focus on portfolio strategy and business plan creation and execution. In addition, he manages the firm’s debt sourcing strategy, identifying strategic high-impact opportunities that align with long-term portfolio objectives.
Alex brings over 29 years of experience in the commercial real estate investment and debt capital markets sectors. Prior to joining Davis, he served as Principal and Portfolio Manager of Credit at Pennybacker Capital where he managed high yield, opportunistic and special situation investments from capital raising and sourcing through realizations. Prior to joining Pennybacker, he founded and ran WestRiver Capital LLC, a $188M private equity credit fund. Prior to WestRiver, Zabik served for nine years as a Managing Director of the BlackRock, Inc. Real Estate Debt Group, where he was responsible for developing and growing the high-yield commercial real estate debt business. At BlackRock, in his role as Managing Director, he was part of the investment team that originated and managed approximately $4 billion of investments.
Alex holds a B.A. from Boston University and an M.B.A. in Finance from Babson College. He is a member of the President’s council for the Real Estate Roundtable, CREFC Planning Committee, Pension Real Estate Association, and the Real Estate Lenders Association.