Principals

Meet our principals

Brandon Lacoff

Brandon is a Principal of Belpointe Family Office which is focused on deploying capital into alternative investment strategies. From 2004 to 2011, Brandon was a Managing Director and the co-founder of Belray Capital, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based real estate and investment firm, which was acquired by Belpointe in 2011. Belpointe owns several operating businesses throughout the region, including Belpointe Asset Management LLC, a financial asset management firm that manages over $4 billion in tradable securities. Brandon and his executive team bring financial strength, operational expertise and investing discipline to its portfolio of investments. Brandon currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for Belpointe Multifamily Development Fund I, LP, a real estate private equity fund. Prior to Belpointe, Brandon began his finance/accounting/tax career at Arthur Andersen, LLP then with Ernst & Young, LLP, in their Mergers and Acquisitions departments. In 2001, he co-founded Belray (acquired by Belpointe), where Brandon eventually left Ernst & Young in 2004 to focus full-time on Belpointe. Brandon holds a Juris Doctor degree and a Master of Business Administration from Hofstra University and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Syracuse University. Brandon has served on the board of multiple non-profit organizations, such as: Greenwich Wiffle for the Greenwich Police Silver Shield Association, Youth Services for the Town of Greenwich (joint venture between Town of Greenwich and United Way of Greenwich), and Eagle Hill School Alumni Board. Brandon currently serves on the board of two non-profit organizations, The Belpointe Foundation and Eagle Hill School Board of Trustees. Brandon is licensed to practice law as an attorney in both the State of Connecticut and New York State.

Marty Lacoff

Marty is an entrepreneur with over 45 years’ experience in successfully starting, developing and operating businesses within the securities, real estate, and natural resources industries. His considerable professional experience include former Vice-Chairman and Co-Founder of Walker Energy Partners, one of first publicly traded Master Limited Partnership (MLP) that he brought public; and former Chairman, Founder and General Securities Principal of LaClare Securities, Inc., a NASD broker dealer. Marty was also formerly Vice President of institutional equities at Mitchell Hutchins and later Paine Webber. Marty previously served as a Director of Fortune Natural Resources Corporation, a public company that was listed on the American Stock Exchange and is currently on the board of directors of the Lion’s Foundation of Greenwich, a charitable organization dedicated to helping the blind and visually impaired. Since 2012, Marty has served as a Board of Director for Belpointe Multifamily Development Fund I, LP, where he helps in real estate investment decisions. Marty is an engineer by training, having graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has a Master’s of Business Administration in Finance from the Simon Business School at University of Rochester. Marty was selected to serve as a director because of his extensive investment and financial experience and detailed knowledge of our acquisition and operational opportunities and challenges.

Cody Laidlaw

Cody is Head of business development at Belpointe Family Office. His primary responsibilities include sourcing new alternative investment products. Cody was also the Chief Business Development Officer and Head of Investor Relations for Belpointe REIT, Inc (OTCQX: BELP) which was the first publicly traded Qualified Opportunity Fund. Prior, Cody served as Chief of Staff reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer and was responsible for overseeing multiple private funds that deployed their capital with a focus on real estate, small businesses, and tax advantaged structures. Previously, Cody was a Vice President focused on the acquisition, development, and construction of multifamily assets. Before joining Belpointe, Cody was a Vice President at a private investment firm that specialized in underwriting short-term credit facilities to real estate operators and business owners. Cody graduated from the University of Maine with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Cody serves on the board of the Belpointe Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization, formed to give back to and strengthen our community.