Dan O'Connell

Dan O'Connell is vice president of Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. and has 40 years of real estate development and management experience.

Dan leads the acquisition and finance team, identifying appropriate apartment communities in need of preservation, performing the feasibility work, negotiating and handling complex financial transactions, and identifying a sponsor or owner for the real estate.

Prior to his time at Cardinal Capital, Dan worked in the construction and development side of the industry for 10 years overseeing the development, construction, and management of several commercial projects, as well as approximately 1,000 units of affordable housing.

Dan spent the earliest part of his career working for Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) in the development and asset management areas of multifamily housing and spent a few years involved in the disposition of WHEDA's single family portfolio.