Josh Teague
Josh brings over twenty years of experience in the development of healthcare real estate. He has developed healthcare assets nationwide valued at over $1B and his proficiency spans across the continuum of care including inpatient, outpatient, post/sub-acute care, and senior housing. As CEO of Abacus RED, Josh oversees the day-to-day management of the company and is responsible for the sourcing, structuring, and delivering healthcare projects nationwide. Additionally, Josh is an expert in healthcare operational strategy and has led strategic planning engagements for several national health systems.
Josh received his bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Iowa and his Juris Doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis. Josh and his wife reside in Charlotte, NC and have four children . Josh is active in his church and enjoys coaching of youth sports, a number of outdoor activities, and travel adventures.
Jay Dempsey
Jay is a co-founder of Abacus RED, founder and managing partner of Red River Co, a boutique real estate development firm specializing in the development of single-family residential communities, and co-founder and managing partner of Civitas Senior Living. Jay spent 10 years in commercial and investment banking before forming Civitas as has initial undertaking in the real estate development space. Jay’s primary responsibilities as Civitas were the expansion and development of a real estate portfolio. Jay successfully grew the company from one property in East Text to over 60 properties with a valuation exceeding $2B in only 8 years.
Jay’s focus with Abacus RED will be the same as Civitas in that aggressive growth is paramount. He is also in charge of capital formation, investor/bank relationships, and assisting in operational aspects of each company.
Jay is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization – North Texas Chapter. He serves on the board of directors for Work Wear Distribution Company and Illumination Fireworks. Outside of work, Jay enjoys golf, tennis, and spending time with his wife, daughter, and son.
Aaron Kneas
Aaron has over 24 years of experience in the financial services industry, specializing in healthcare. In 2016 Aaron partnered with an investment banking client to build a behavioral health company, Vizion Health, LLC. Vizion currently has 4 facilities and is 100% owned by the original four partners. He has been instrumental in all aspects of origination and execution of capital structure and advisory transactions ranging in size from $5 million to $300 million.
In addition to co-founding Abacus RED, Aaron is a partner with New Century Capital and was formerly an owner and managing director of Creative Health Capital, where he has arranged over $1B of senior debt, mezzanine debt, sale leaseback, accounts receivable, and equity financings. Aaron is a Registered Investment Advisor for Arete Wealth Management and a Commodity Pool Operator for a Managed futures fund of funds, Attainable Alpha.
Aaron is a native of Kalamazoo, MI and earned a BA degree in Economics from DePauw University. Outside of work Aaron enjoys spending time with his wife, his three children, and participating in competitive golf and tennis.