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Muhammad A. Nadhiri
Managing Partner

Muhammad A. Nadhiri is the Co-Founding Managing Partner of Axis Development Group. Prior to forming Axis with Theo Oliphant, Muhammad was the founder and Managing Partner of M.A.N. Associates, LLC, a San Francisco Bay Area-based niche real estate development firm. While at M.A.N. Associates, Muhammad was a Senior Project Manager at AF Evans Development Group, Inc., where he was responsible for the development of two downtown revitalization residential/retail mixed-use projects, totaling 433 for sale units and 70,000 square feet of retail over five city blocks. Muhammad began his real estate career as an Associate at Wilson Meany Sullivan, LLC in San Francisco, where he co-managed the development of rental and for sale residential/retail mixed-use projects in San Francisco and the Bay Area; one of which was as a member of the project team for the historic renovation of the Ferry Building. Prior to beginning his career in real estate development, Muhammad was an investment banker; he was an Analyst for Nationsbanc Securities and an Associate at RBC Dominion Securities. Muhammad holds a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Corporate Finance from Morehouse College and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

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Theo F. Oliphant
Managing Partner

Theo F. Oliphant is the Co-Founding Managing Partner of Axis Development Group. Prior to forming Axis with Muhammad Nadhiri, Theo was a Co-Founding Partner with UrbanCore Development and the Director of Public Private Partnerships in the City of Oakland Mayor’s Office under Ronald V. Dellums. Before joining the Mayor’s Office, Theo was a Partner in the Corporate & Securities Group at the international law firm of DLA Piper in the Corporate Group. Theo is an experienced counselor and business executive with proven track record of executing sophisticated transactions, including complex equity and secured debt financings, real estate fund formation, real estate transactions, joint ventures, recapitalizations and asset divestitures, management buyouts, and mergers and acquisitions. His key assets include developing and implementing operating strategies, deep experience with risk analysis and mitigation planning for large corporations, and creative problem solving. Theo has a law degree from University of California Berkeley and obtained his undergraduate degree at University of California Irvine in Social Ecology.