The People Behind the Deals
Every member of our team has closed transactions, managed pipelines, and built land operations from the ground up. We underwrite with institutional discipline and execute with operator speed.
Clayton Hepler
Founder of the Landman portfolio of companies. Has led 250+ closed land transactions across 25+ states, spanning flips, subdivides, and development projects.
Pierre Bagenda
Leads acquisition underwriting across the portfolio — comps, zoning, access, utilities, and development potential — with a data-driven screening pipeline.
Colin Burris
Leads acquisition efforts across the Southeast — identifying, evaluating, and securing land opportunities, and working directly with landowners and brokers to structure straightforward, win-win transactions.
Daniela Castellanos
Senior real estate underwriter and appraiser with over a decade of institutional experience, including large-scale development underwriting at Banco Santander. Master's in Finance, Universidad Panamericana.
Dr. Manal Shafiq
Runs marketing operations across the Landman brands — campaign systems, lead flow, and the operational engine behind our outreach to landowners and partners.