TGM Partners

Thomas Gochberg co-founded TGM with Steven Macy in 1991.  Mr. Gochberg is responsible for the final decision on property transactions and chairs the Firm's Investment and Operating Committees.  As such he is also responsible for the overall management of the Firm. 

Mr. Gochberg first entered the real estate investment management area when he joined Smith Barney in 1969 to create and run its real estate subsidiary, Smith Barney Real Estate Corporation, of which he was President and Chief Executive Officer until 1984. 

From 1979 through 1990, Mr. Gochberg was also President and Chief Executive Officer of Security Capital Real Estate Corporation, an AMEX-listed financial holding company, which acquired Smith Barney Real Estate in 1984. 

Mr. Gochberg was a founder of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) in 1979, serving as PREA's first president and second chairman.  PREA was created as an outgrowth of Mr. Gochberg's successful efforts in obtaining the enactment of the Federal legislation which allow pension and profit-sharing plans under most circumstances to invest in leveraged properties without incurring unrelated business taxable income (UBTI). 

He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University.

Mr. Gochberg can be reached at tgochberg@tgmassociates.com.
 

Steven Macy co-founded TGM with Thomas Gochberg in 1991.  He is a member of the Investment and Operating Committees.  During TGM's formative years he was head of Asset and Property Management and since 2005 he has devoted his full time to property acquisitions.

Mr. Macy worked at Smith Barney Real Estate Corporation from 1974 to 1984 and at its successor company, Security Capital Real Estate Corporation, from 1984 to 1987.  His responsibilities involved nationwide property management for these organizations which managed a portfolio valued in excess of $1bn. 

From 1987 to 1991, Mr. Macy was Senior Vice President of Integrated Resources, Inc. and a Director and member of the Office of the President and Executive Vice President of its subsidiary, Resources Property Management Corporation.  He was responsible for the management of Integrated's national portfolio of 32,000 apartments valued at over $1.2bn.

Mr. Macy is a member of the Institute of Real Estate Management and holds the Institute's CPM® Certified Property Manager designation.  Mr. Macy also belongs to the National Apartment Association and the National Multi-Housing Council where he served on the Board of Directors from 1990 to 1991.  He holds a business degree in Business Management from Sinclair College.

Mr. Macy can be reached at smacy@tgmassociates.com.
 

Michael Frazzetta joined TGM in May of 2002 as Chief Financial Officer, responsible for TGM's treasury, accounting, and control functions.  He is a member of the Investment and Operating Committees. 

From 2000 through 2001, Mr. Frazzetta was Chief Financial and Chief Administrative Officer from Barnard & Co., LLC, which represented a European family group in its global venture capital activities which included direct investments, fund investments and public market investments resulting from private equity activities.

From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Frazzetta was employed as a Senior Manager in the New York office of Arthur Andersen LLP, first in its Audit and Business Advisory group and then in the Transaction Advisory group.

Mr. Frazzetta is a Certified Public Accountant.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the State University of New York at Albany.  He is a member of the AICPA, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, the NAREIT and the Urban Land Institute.

Mr. Frazzetta can be reached at mfrazzetta@tgmassociates.com.
 

John Gochberg joined TGM in 2000 as an Acquisitions Analyst, was an Acquisitions Officer from 2001 to 2003, and was Director of Property Operations from 2003 to 2008 when he became Chief Operating Officer. 

Mr. Gochberg manages TGM's day-to-day operating groups; acquisitions, property management and construction.  He is a member of the Investment and Operating Committees.  Prior to joining TGM, Mr. Gochberg was a member of the United States Sailing Team from 1992 to 2000 and holds several national championships.

He attended the University of Maryland/St. Mary’s College and the University of Miami School of Business.

Mr. Gochberg can be reached at jgochberg@tgmassociates.com.