Global Markets & Real Estate Outlook: A Strategic Conversation with Ryan Garland & Michael Reveley

Ryan Garland is a visionary real estate leader with a track record of over $1.5 billion in distressed transactions. During the 2008 financial crisis, he facilitated 150+ short sales and REO transactions per month, earning recognition as California’s #1 Top Originator for four consecutive years.

As the founder of Paradyme, Ryan has built a platform that integrates lending, development, and investment to create impact-driven, generational wealth opportunities. Focused on low-volatility, high-return strategies, Paradyme is redefining real estate investment with integrity, transparency, and strategic market foresight.

Michael Reveley co-founded and served as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of SEAL Capital, a Los Angeles-based global macro hedge fund. Before SEAL Capital, he co-founded and was Deputy CIO at Seagate Global Advisors, an alternative asset management firm offering strategies in global macro, emerging market fixed income, and China-based private equity through its affiliate, Seabright Asset Management—a joint venture with China Everbright Bank in Hong Kong. Earlier in his career, Mr. Reveley was a Director at Swiss Bank Corporation in New York and London, overseeing Eurobond and Global Bond origination in North America. Prior to that, he served as Vice President at First Interstate Bank, leading the Derivative Sales Team in New York. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Southern California.