The Milestone Group Hires Rob Strong as Managing Director, Acquisitions

Dallas, TX –February 12, 2026 – The Milestone Group (“Milestone”) announced the appointment of Rob Strong as Managing Director, Acquisitions, further strengthening the firm’s senior leadership among its acquisitions team along side current Managing Directors Jason Wise and Jim Duey.

In his role, Mr. Strong will focus on expanding Milestone’s strategic relationships across the broader investment community, with a focus on sourcing acquisition opportunities nationwide and executing real estate investments consistent with the firm’s long-term strategy. The appointment follows continued growth across Milestone’s investment platform, including the successful close of the firm’s sixth and largest in its flagship fund series, Milestone Real Estate Investors Fund VI, which closed at $1.1 billion in August 2025.

“Rob is a highly respected investment professional,” said Jeff Goldberg, Co-Managing Partner and Founder of Milestone. “His deep industry expertise and long standing relationships will complement our existing acquisitions team and support the continued growth of our investment platform.”

Mr. Strong brings significant experience in real estate private equity, most recently serving as a Managing Director at Ares Management Corporation, where he focused on the firm’s U.S. diversified real estate equity strategy. Prior to Ares, Mr. Strong was a Managing Director at Lone Star Funds in the U.S. Real Estate Group, investing across all asset classes for multiple opportunistic and value‑add closed‑end private equity vehicles. During his near 10-year tenure at LoneStar, he played key roles in acquiring more than 50,000 multifamily units. Mr. Strong began his career in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance and Accounting, magna cum laude, from Texas Christian University, and is a CFA charter holder. 

 About Milestone

The Milestone Group is a leading, privately held real estate investment management firm with strong expertise and focus on value-add multifamily assets in major metropolitan markets of the United States. Founded in 2003, Milestone has created trust and confidence with its investors through successfully navigating multiple economic cycles across over $9 billion of multifamily investments totaling more than 90,000 units. Milestone invests through a series of discretionary equity funds and has corporate offices in Dallas, TX, Boca Raton, FL, Atlanta, GA, and Denver, CO. For more information, please visit www.milestonegp.com or contact investorrelations@milestonegp.com.

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