Driftwood Capital Hires Caroline Lewittes and George Rupp as Managing Directors

Commercial real estate investment, development and lending platform Driftwood Capital has hired two new managing directors in South Florida. Caroline Gould Lewittes has joined the firm as Managing Director, Investor & Public Relations. George Rupp has joined the firm as Managing Director, Business Development & Consultant Relations. Both professionals work out of the firm’s Miami headquarters.

Lewittes has worked in communications and marketing for her entire career, with a specific focus on investor and public relations in private equity over the last seven years. She most recently spearheaded investor and public relations at Kayne Anderson Real Estate based in Boca Raton.

Rupp has more than 20 years of professional experience in the financial markets, investment management and financial advisory fields, and will lead Driftwood Capital’s business development initiatives, including institutional capital raising and consultant relations. Prior to joining Driftwood, he served as Managing Director and head of capital formation and institutional distribution at Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners in Denver.