OUR LEADERSHIP

  • Quincy Jones

    Co-founder & Managing Partner
    The Aspire Group of Companies
    Nashville, TN, USA

    Quincy Jones is Co-founder & Managing Partner of The Aspire Group of Companies and SageStone Partners, family office-backed investment and development firms based in Atlanta. Aspire and SageStone focus on traditional private equity investments and direct real estate investments.

    Aspire manages and oversees more than 50 investments around the world for the family principals, and its primary objective is to build an investment portfolio focused on longer-term capital appreciation and value-added opportunities. Aspire co-invests with other family offices in a range of both real estate and alternative investments, including logistics, healthcare and related technology, specialty pharmaceutical, cannabis, cryptocurrency and blockchain.

    SageStone Partners is a leader in the design and development of multifamily and mixed-use real estate throughout the US. SageStone is differentiated by its ability to address large, complex projects and build strong relationships with community and industry leaders to create first-class developments that provide value to customers and investors.

    Quincy is a highly accomplished investor and entrepreneur who has translated his expansive network and industry experience into demonstrated success launching and leading new ventures. He previously held senior roles with investment banking and private wealth firms, Bear Sterns, UBS Financial and Waldron Private Wealth.

    He serves on the investment committee of his family's single-family office, which pioneered the birth of the cell phone tower industry in the US. Quincy works with other family offices to define the overall investment strategy and is responsible for capital deployment, due diligence and investment decisions. As a board member of the Georgia Chapter of JDRF, Quincy leads fundraising efforts for outreach and research. He is also a supporter of After-School All-Stars and is on the advisory board of Jet Linx Atlanta.

    Quincy holds a BA from Elon University.

  • David Dlugolenski

    Co-founder & Managing Partner
    The Aspire Group of Companies
    Atlanta, GA, USA

    David Dlugolenski is the Managing Partner of The Aspire Group of Companies and SageStone Partners, family office-backed investment and development firms based in Atlanta. Aspire and SageStone focus on traditional private equity investments, direct real estate investments, publicly traded securities and event-driven opportunities.

    Aspire currently manages and oversees more than 50 investments around the world, and its primary objective is to build an investment portfolio focused on longer-term capital appreciation and value-added opportunities in the infrastructure, healthcare, healthcare tech and specialty pharma sectors.

    SageStone Partners is a leader in the design and development of multifamily and mixed-use real estate throughout the US. SageStone is differentiated by its ability to address large, complex projects and build strong relationships with community and industry leaders to create first-class developments that provide value to customers and investors.

    David is an innovative real estate developer and investments professional with nearly 20 years of experience in capital raising, investment banking & advisory, capital markets and business strategy & development, and has deployed over $10 billion of capital across nearly 200 transactions. He serves on the investment committee for a large single-family office that pioneered the birth of the cell phone tower industry in the US. David is also lead developer for The Walk, a redevelopment project transforming nearly 22 acres of the Memphis urban core and creating a destination to connect people and foster innovation, economic development and education.

    Previously, he held an eleven-year tenure within the investment banking division of French lender, Societe Generale, where he held senior executive roles in their New York office. He also worked for Ernst & Young LLP as an auditor and senior management consultant.

    He holds a BS in Accounting with a Finance focus from the University of Connecticut.