Anthony is the Staff Accountant for NewGen Worldwide, LLC and its subsidiaries Green Card Fund, LLC and NewGen Advisory, LLC. Anthony works under the CFO, his father (Michael Lepore) directly, handling all of the day to day accounting functions for all NewGen operations.

Green Card Fund (greencardfund.com) is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recognized EB-5 Regional Center authorized to raise foreign capital for domestic development projects. GCF’s EB-5 investor’s help fund community needs projects and are granted an immigration benefit for creating jobs based on their contribution. To date, GCF projects have contributed over $125 million in foreign direct investment, immigration benefits to over 250 families, and over 2,500 new healthcare, education, and hospitality jobs in Arizona and Washington, DC.

NewGen Advisory (newgenadv.com) is a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in hospitality assets.

Prior to Joining NewGen, Anthony completed two years of community college at Paradise Valley Community College. After leaving school, Anthony joined forces with his uncle and father to start a family business which supplied value-add marketing material for companies in the form of modified and custom wrapped die-cast model cars customized to each client’s desired car, design on the car, design of the stand on which the car sits on, and the design of the box in which the car is packaged. Through this venture, and as the Director of Operations, Anthony gained experience in Management Skills, Time Management, and an understanding of how a production-based business operates from the ground up.

In his free time, Anthony enjoys playing ice hockey which he has been competing in since he was a child. He also loves motorsports, mainly motocross and cars. A few of his favorite cars are the 1963 C2 Corvette Sting Ray, 1965 Shelby Cobra S/C, and 1971 Plymouth Hemi-Cuda.

In the future, Anthony hopes to one day own and operate a bookkeeping firm which provides small businesses with monthly or quarterly financial statements.

Jigar “Jay” Desai joined the NewGen Advisory team of Arizona in 2017. He is focused throughout the Southwestern regions of Texas to California assisting our clients with all their hotel and lodging transactional needs. Jay has a unique ability to connect prospective buyers with sellers while focusing on and balancing the critical financial needs of both making him a true asset to any team and every client.

Jay’s extensive background in the hotel industry has given him the insight to better understand the critical needs of his clients. Having grown up in the hotel industry, Jay’s ability to relate and understand the rigorous demands of hotel operations has provided the insight which has led to facilitate successful transactions. Furthermore, prior to joining the NewGen team, Jay was immersed into the financing and lending world with a large national bank which gave him the unique view into the lending world and provided the connections which allow his clients to seek out financing for even the most challenging assets.

Jigar graduated from the University of Arizona in 2011 attaining a dual degree from Eller College of Management in Finance and Real Estate. Jigar is a member and ambassador for the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) and holds certifications for Choice Hotels and Best Western.

Kyle is a co-founder, principal and serves as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NewGen Worldwide, LLC and its subsidiaries Green Card Fund, LLC and NewGen Advisory, LLC. The family of companies comprise a diversified real estate investment firm focused on creative and flexible solutions. In addition to his diverse responsibilities as CEO, Kyle’s primary focus is leading Green Card Fund, the development and implementation of capital solutions both domestically and internationally, and identifying attractive investment opportunities.

Green Card Fund (greencardfund.com) is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) designated EB-5 Regional Center authorized to raise foreign capital for domestic development projects. GCF’s EB-5 investor’s help fund community needs projects and are granted an immigration benefit for creating jobs based on their contribution. To date, GCF projects have contributed over $125 million in foreign direct investment, immigration benefits to over 250 families, and over 2,500 new healthcare, education, museum and hospitality jobs in Arizona and Washington, DC.

NewGen Advisory (newgenadv.com) is a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in hospitality assets. NewGen Advisory was a natural evolution of NewGen Worldwide’s business model based on business partners Girish Patel and Dan Rama’s lifetime experience in the hospitality industry. Kyle’s understanding and creative financial approach aid NewGen Advisory clients in finding and securing profitable business opportunities.

Kyle earned a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Arizona State University with a focus in Business and Urban Planning. Over many years Kyle has been involved with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s (GPEC) International Leadership Council. In 2016 Kyle Walker was elected to the board of directors of Invest in USA (IIUSA), the national EB-5 trade association. In this role Kyle is actively involved in the work on legislative reform and permanent reauthorization of the EB-5 program.

Kyle splits his time between company offices in Phoenix, AZ and Washington, DC. In his spare time, Kyle is an avid reader, global traveler, and snowboarder. After having flown more than a million miles over the last 8 years as a passenger, his newest endeavor has him moving into the cockpit learning how to fly planes himself.

Michael is the Chief Financial Officer for NewGen Worldwide, LLC and its subsidiaries Green Card Fund, LLC and NewGen Advisory, LLC. The family of companies comprise a diversified Real Estate investment and Capital Solutions firm focused on creative and flexible solutions. Michael and his team manage the company’s day to day accounting as well as all budgeting, forecasting and financial modeling for all NewGen operations.

Green Card Fund (greencardfund.com) is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) recognized EB-5 Regional Center authorized to raise foreign capital for domestic development projects. GCF’s EB-5 investor’s help fund community needs projects and are granted an immigration benefit for creating jobs based on their contribution. To date, GCF projects have contributed over $125 million in foreign direct investment, immigration benefits to over 250 families, and over 2,500 new healthcare, education, and hospitality jobs in Arizona and Washington, DC.

NewGen Advisory (newgenadv.com) is a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in hospitality assets.

Prior to joining NewGen, Michael has over 20 years of accounting, tax and operations management experience serving small to mid-sized businesses. He holds both a New York and Arizona State C.P.A. license. Having worked in both the public accounting as an Audit Manager at Pricewaterhouse Coopers and private accounting environment and owning multiple business himself, he has had the opportunity, through hands-on experience, to become proficient in a broad base of accounting and related management functions. Michael’s diverse background affords him the unique opportunity of utilizing the angles of both tax and business strategies when analyzing work product.

He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Arizona State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Michael, a proud of Italian, lives in Scottsdale with his wife, Patty and their three children, Alyssa, Anthony and Joey. In his spare time, Michael coaches ice hockey and loves cooking Italian food.

Nycole trains and manages the team of Real Estate Assistants (REAs) and assists the Marketing Director with overseeing the marketing team. She works with the REAs to provide their team of agents superior assistance with each agent’s deal through the lifecycle of a deal. 

Working alongside the Office Manager, Nycole assists with onboarding new agents, REAs, and additional NewGen team members throughout all other subsidiaries of NewGen Worldwide. She has developed a training library to streamline the training process with new REAs and agents.

Her goals are to improve current and develop new processes, protocols, and documents needed throughout the lifecycle of a deal to improve the transaction’s lifecycle flow, the relationship between the agents and their REAs, and maximize an agent’s time to allow them more time to find their sellers a buyer and build relationships with leads. This includes assisting the Office Manager and Leadership with evaluating, stress testing, and implementing new platforms to improve the REA’s and agent’s workflow while providing the Leadership Team the necessary data to monitor KPIs and revenue goals.

Additionally, Nycole works with the marketing team to develop the internal team and external newsletters and improve client-facing marketing presentations and digital graphics. 

Nycole’s vast experience in franchise operations management from startups to growing franchises and marketing knowledge makes her a valuable asset to the NewGen team.

Ryan Bodine is an Associate for NewGen Advisory, a hospitality brokerage firm. Ryan’s primary focus is on representing and identifying hospitality investment opportunities from around the country for his domestic and international partners.

Ryan has extensive experience in owning his own company and raising foreign direct investment. This unique hybrid has allowed him to approach each deal with an ownership mentality while leveraging his extensive network of high net worth investors to realize profitable returns for his clients.

Prior to NewGen, Ryan sourced foreign direct investment for Green Card Fund, an EB-5 Invest to Immigrate Regional Center, worked as an Executive Consultant for an education reform organization, and owned an international promotional product company.

Ryan attended college at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Roehampton University in London, and finished his degree in International Business from Arizona State University, graduating Summa Cum Laude.

He is a member of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association, Arizona Lodging Tourism Association, Urban Land Institute, Arizona Association of Economic Development, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, the Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Global Shapers Phoenix HUB Community.

Suraj is the Chief Legal Officer of NewGen Worldwide, LLC. He is a member of the NewGen Worldwide’s senior leadership team and participates in the operational management and strategic planning of the company and its subsidiaries, in particular Green Card Fund and NewGen Advisory. NewGen Worldwide along with its family of companies is a diversified firm that engages in real estate investments and creative capital solutions, while providing advisory services to the entrepreneurial investor.

Suraj initially served as outside counsel for Green Card Fund and NewGen Worldwide from 2008-2014, thereafter joining the NewGen Worldwide family as Chief Legal Officer. Since then, Suraj has been providing leadership for the company’s legal, regulatory affairs and corporate governance activities. He is responsible for corporate activities in the areas of real estate, risk management, contractual relations, and investment strategies. In addition, Suraj currently leads ups the business administration of NewGen Advisory – a full service commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in hospitality assets.

Prior to joining the company, Suraj was managing partner of Bhakta & Associates, PLLC where here represented a wide variety of business clients as a part of a full-service business law firm. His areas of expertise included acquisitions and sales, corporate structuring, contracts, franchise law, development and construction, equity and debt financing, and leasing.

He is a native of Ohio where he grew up in the greater Cincinnati area, graduated in 1999 from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Case Western Reserve University in 2002.

He lives in Peoria, AZ with his wife, Neena and their two sons, Shiv and Soham.