MICHAEL T. EZZELL

Michael T. Ezzell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Inland Securities Corporation (ISC), the broker dealer for Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation (IREIC) and Inland Private Capital Corporation (IPC). Mr. Ezzell is responsible for ISC’s corporate strategy, sales, broker dealer relationships, securities operations, compliance and distribution channels. He also works closely with new product development, due diligence and information technology.

Mr. Ezzell has more than 25 years of extensive investment management, financial and strategic leadership experience. Prior to joining Inland Securities in 2015, Mr. Ezzell held positions with Cole Capital in leadership and executive roles for over five years. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President of American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (ARCP) and CEO and President of Cole Capital. He was responsible for all aspects of the management of the nontraded REIT sponsor’s distribution and investment management business, including sales, product development, broker dealer relationship management, securities operations, and capital markets. Prior to the merger of Cole Real Estate Investments (Cole) with ARCP in February 2014, Mr. Ezzell served as Senior Vice President of Product and Business Development for Cole, securing selling agreements with broker dealers for existing and new product offerings, opening new distribution channels and overseeing due diligence and new product development.

Prior to joining Cole, Mr. Ezzell served as Director of Investment Research at AIG Advisor Group, where he was responsible for managing investment research for a network of broker dealers serving independent financial advisors. In that role, he managed the research and due diligence for all packaged investment products including mutual funds, variable annuities, alternative investments and third-party money managers. During his career, he also held positions with J.P. Carey Asset Management.   

Mr. Ezzell received his Bachelor of Arts degree with double majors in Economics and Political Science from Stetson University. He also holds Series 7, 24 and 63 securities licenses with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).