Managing Director

Nolen serves as Managing Director for Oakside, overseeing firm-wide strategic direction, select client advisory assignments, and all tax-deferral advisory, underwriting and financial analysis initiatives for the Company.

With more than a decade of experience spanning Investment Banking, Corporate and Real Estate Private Equity, and Self-Storage Brokerage, Nolen has executed more than $1.5 billion in transactions across a diverse range of industries.

Before joining Oakside, Nolen spent nearly five years as Vice President of Acquisitions for a Denver-based self-storage private equity platform. His previous experience includes serving as a Private Equity Associate at a Chicago-based family office focused on Business Services and Aerospace & Defense investments. Nolen began his career in Investment Banking within the Global Consumer Group at a leading multinational investment bank. 

He earned a B.A. in Finance from Michigan State University, graduating with High Honors.