Since 2000, Steve Tedder has participated in the acquisition, development, leasing, management and disposition of more than $2 billion in real estate, including office, industrial, retail, hotels, multifamily, single family, manufactured housing and self-storage properties. Mr. Tedder is the principal founder of Live Oak Capital Partners (www.liveoakcp.com), which he started in 2012 to focus primarily on niche investment opportunities throughout the southeastern United States. To-date the firm has acquired, developed, and sold more than $150 million in commercial properties, including 16 self-storage facilities.

Prior to starting Live Oak, Mr. Tedder was a principal at Iron Horse Properties, and he previously worked as a Director of Development at Barry Real Estate Companies and Carter & Associates in Atlanta. He began his real estate career with The Bissell Companies in Charlotte, N.C.

Mr. Tedder is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and has an MBA from the University of Georgia. After finishing Vanderbilt, he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy for more than five years. Mr. Tedder currently is on the board of directors for CHRIS 180, Crossroads Community Ministries and the David T. Howard Foundation. He previously served as chairman of the board for HOPE Atlanta, and he has also contributed on several other boards for nonprofits and industry organizations. He is currently a member of the Urban Land Institute, the Real Estate Investment Advisory Council, Real Estate Group Atlanta, the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, and the national Self Storage Association.