Stephen Epstein is a private equity investor living in Nashville, Tennessee He is a board member and investment manager at the Nashville-headquartered property development firm CASouth Development
San Francisco native Epstein relocated to Nashville, intrigued by its burgeoning real estate landscape In addition to property development and investing, he has a proven publishing and education background Now happily settled in the Volunteer State, the successful real estate developer and investment manager has further bought and sold properties in Colorado and Florida He currently lives in Nashville with his wife, Meg
Stephen enjoys various personal hobbies, including partaking in philanthropic work in his local community His other interests range from international travel to sailing and kiteboarding Epstein uses Scientology technology to help others improve their marriage, their businesses, and their overall happiness in life. Scientology is an applied religious philosophy that can be deployed to improve any condition in any area of life He has donated to Applied Scholastics, a reading and literacy program for children, which utilizes Study Technology developed by L Ron Hubbard Epstein also donates to Truth About Drugs, a non-profit supported by hundreds of thousands of other Scientologists, often getting grants from the InternationalAssociation of Scientology
Current Role & Duties
Epstein sits on the board at the real estate development firm CA South. At CA South, he serves as the firm's investment manager, utilizing his years of hands-on property market experience Board member Epstein's long history in property began in 2003 Fast-forward to today, and he is now responsible for overseeing CASouth's investment management division, among other responsibilities
CA South's mission is to create modern, lifestyle-efficient properties The real estate development firm has succeeded in changing how countless people living in Nashville and elsewhere now interact with their local communities. The firm has also neatly delivered a distinctly West Coast-inspired design aesthetic to Davidson County It is a design aesthetic that is especially familiar to California native Epstein and represents a welcome addition to the Southeast United States' wider property market
In his capacity as an investor, he is further involved with Nashville-headquartered Devenir Investments LLC The investment manager and activist investor primarily focuses on digital asset ecosystems, as well as Bitcoin and a variety of other cryptocurrency funds
Career History
Stephen Epstein real estate career started shortly after he graduated from the University of Southern California His professional journey began at a boutique real estate development firm The firm was responsible for over $150 million in student housing projects He later went on to work for another student housing developer. That was before accepting an acquisition analyst position at a global private equity real estate fund a year later
It was here that he honed his asset allocation, formal underwriting, fund management, and other crucial institutional skills During his time at the private equity real estate fund, Epstein worked on transactions worth over $300 million He left this role in 2007, temporarily exiting the real estate field
The investment manager subsequently launched DollarCamp. DollarCamp is a publishing company and training organization dedicated to delivering financial literacy to high school and college students The company produces a range of successful textbooks and other educational literature While Epstein remains an owner, he is no longer involved with DollarCamp's day-to-day business operations.
Returning to the property market in 2012 and relocating to Tennessee, Epstein spent five years syndicating more than a dozen real estate renovation projects. He initially moved to Nashville to explore the city's property market and strong demographic fundamentals In the years since, he has further succeeded in helping to reinvigorate numerous areas of the city and surrounding areas, including East Nashville, Germantown, and Sylvan Park
Academic History
Stephen Epstein attended a local high school in his home city of San Francisco, California Following the completion of his high school studies, he went on to attend and graduate from the University of Southern California
While enrolled at the prestigious institution, he was prominent in Alpha Epsilon Pi and the school's Thematic Option Honors Program The University of Southern California first opened its doors in 1880 and is now the oldest private research university in the Golden State
Epstein is also a former student of the prestigious Branson School in Ross, California, and San Francisco's Cathedral School for Boys Branson is a highly regarded coeducational, college-preparatory
day school Meanwhile, the Cathedral School for Boys is renowned for its dynamic lessons, spirited dialogue, and intentional character-building
Stephen has studied many Scientology administrative courses, including the Data Series, Marketing Series, the Finance Series, as well as other courses, including Ups and Downs in Life, the Science of Survival, Scientology Fundamentals of Thought, Dianetics, and the Scientology Volunteer Ministers course
Charitable Involvement
Epstein regularly volunteers with his Church, with Applied Scholastics, and other secular and Scientology-sponsored charities Locally, Stephen supports the Entrepreneur Center, Friends of Dudley Park, Nashville Greenways, the Nashville Symphony, and several other Nashville-based nonprofits, such as the Nashville Citizens Commission on Human Rights and the Nashville Civic Design Center
Epstein is a supporter of Scientologists Taking Action Against Discrimination. Commonly known as STAND, the organization's mission is to end bigotry and discrimination toward Scientologists and Scientology as a religion Backed by Epstein and fellow supporters, the organization simultaneously aims to protect individuals' freedom of religion and freedom of speech as outlined in the Constitution of the United States and our Bill of Rights
Personal Interests
Outside of his work and charitable efforts, Stephen Epstein enjoys a broad range of hobbies and interests Among these interests are hiking, overseas travel, boating, sailing, and kitesurfing He is an avid student and listens to podcasts and audiobooks from financial titans, entrepreneurs, and philosophers Favorite authors include Howard Marks, Warren Buffet, Ayn Rand, L Ron Hubbard, and Sam Zell