About Lightstone Private Wealth
Experience Matters
For over 34 years, Lightstone has been a leader in real estate development, investment, and wealth management in the U.S.Alignment of Interests
Lightstone creates alignment of interests with its EB-5 investors by investing its own funds in each of its developments.A Company You Can Trust
$7.5 Billion
Real estate portfolio
+ $557 Million
EB-5 Raised
$1.6 Billion
Insurance platform
$1.5 Billion
REITs
Executive Team

David Lichtenstein
Chairman & CEO

Mitchell C. Hochberg
President and COO

Jonathan Rabinow
Chief Investment Officer

Seth D. Molod
Executive VP & CFO

Joseph E. Teichman
Executive VP & General Counsel
David Lichtenstein
Chairman & CEO
Lightstone
Mitchell C. Hochberg
President and COO
Lightstone
Mitchell C. Hochberg is President and COO of Lightstone. He has over 30 years of experience in real estate development and operations. He founded and for 20 years served as the Chief Executive Officer of Spectrum Communities, a premier residential developer in the United States. Thereafter, he served as President of Ian Schrager Company, a developer of innovative luxury hotels. Mr. Hochberg currently serves on the Board of Directors of Belmond Ltd. (NYSE: BEL; formerly Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.), as Chairman of the Investment Committee and member of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees.
Mr. Hochberg received his law degree as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar from Columbia University School of Law. He is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated magna cum laude from New York University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and finance.
Jonathan Rabinow
Chief Investment Officer
Lightstone
Jonathan Rabinow is Chief Investment Officer of Lightstone Investments. Prior to joining Lightstone, Mr. Rabinow served as Managing Director of Argent Ventures. Previously he was Head of Investments at RXR Realty, where he led a team who invested in over $5 billion of assets. He also served as Vice President of a Warburg Pincus real estate investment fund. He was the Treasurer of Sirius Satellite Radio where he managed the company’s capital markets activities including a recapitalization of the company with Blackstone and Apollo Global Management.
Mr. Rabinow holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Seth D. Molod
Executive VP & CFO
Lightstone
Seth D. Molod, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lightstone, where he is responsible for overseeing and managing all corporate finance operations. Prior to joining Lightstone he served as Chair, Real Estate Services; and Executive Committee member at Berdon LLP. Mr. Molod brings over 25 years of extensive experience advising some of the nation’s most prominent real estate owners, developers, managers, and investors in both commercial and residential projects. He has advised privately held real estate companies as well as institutional investors, REITs, and other public companies.
Mr. Molod received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting from Muhlenberg College. He is licensed as a certified public accountant in New Jersey and in New York.
Joseph E. Teichman
Executive VP & General Counsel
Lightstone
Joseph E. Teichman, Esq., is the General Counsel of Lightstone. Prior to joining Lightstone, Mr. Teichman practiced law at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, in New York, focusing on corporate finance.
Mr. Teichman holds a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Beth Medrash Govoha.
Investor Relations Team

Bruna Allemann
Investor Relations, Brazil

Kitty Li
Investor Relations, China

D. Oliver Martineau
Head of Investment Sales

Cindy Lee
Director, South Korea

Oliver Marks
Director, Hong Kong

Anthony Kong
Director, China

Bansri Smeltz
Investor Relations Manager
Bruna Allemann
Investor Relations, Brazil
Lightstone
Bruna Allemann is responsible for investor relations in Latin America. Previously, Ms. Allemann helped establish the agribusiness division at Banco Indusval and developed the commercial banking departments at Sertrading and Timbro Trading. She began her career at the multinational firm Unilever.
Ms. Alleman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economic Sciences from Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. She is a graduate of the Minerva Schule in Basel, Switzerland. Ms. Allemann is fluent in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. She is based in São Paulo.
Kitty Li
Investor Relations, China
Lightstone
Kitty Li is responsible for Lightstone’s investor relations activities in China. Ms. Li has been in the immigration services industry for over 13 years and brings rich business knowledge and experience spanning from real estate to financial services.
Ms. Li holds a degree in Financial Management from the University of New South Wales and an MBA from Southern Cross University. Ms. Li is fluent in Mandarin and is based in Shanghai China.
D. Oliver Martineau
Head of Investment Sales
Lightstone
Cindy Lee
Director, South Korea
Lightstone
Cindy Lee is responsible for Lightstone’s investor relations activities in South Korea. Prior to joining Lightstone, Ms. Lee worked in international recruitment and consulting for higher education across South Korea, Japan, and Mongolia. Ms. Lee also worked at Arthaland Developer in Manila where she was responsible for investment fund raising from individual and institutional investors. Ms. Lee has extensive experience in international admissions for medical and health and sciences schools and began her career in nutritional science research.
Ms. Lee has Bachelor of Science degrees in Nutrition from the Seoul Health & Science Eulji University and Business Administration from Pacific Lutheran University and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Philippines Women’s University. Ms. Lee is fluent in Korean and Tagalog. She is based in Seoul, South Korea.
Oliver Marks
Director, Hong Kong
Lightstone
Oliver Marks is responsible for Lightstone’s investor relations activities in Hong Kong. Previously, Mr. Marks worked throughout Asia in consulting and business development. In 2016, Mr. Marks founded his own consulting company in Hong Kong and has worked on securing over $50MM in EB-5 capital.
Mr. Marks holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mandarin and Business Management from The University of Sheffield. Mr. Marks has business fluency in Mandarin. He is based in Hong Kong
Anthony Kong
Director, China
Lightstone
Anthony Kong is responsible for investor relations activities in the People’s Republic of China. Previously, Mr. Kong was the Director of Projects for Washington Regional Center, one of the first regional center operators in the industry. Mr. Kong has worked on securing approximately $100MM in EB-5 capital.
Mr. Kong holds a Master of Management degree from North China University of Science and Technology. Mr. Kong is fluent in Mandarin. He is based in Shanghai, China.
Bansri Smeltz
Investor Relations Manager
Lightstone
Bansri Smeltz is the Investor Relations Manager. She is responsible for investor onboarding and relationship management. Ms. Smeltz is also involved in the development and implementation of the marketing and communication strategies for Lightstone Private Wealth. Prior to Lightstone, Ms. Smeltz worked in investor relations at American Immigration, LLC where she was responsible for global investor relations and marketing throughout South Asia, the Middle East, and the United States.
Ms. Smeltz holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and English, with specializations in Psychology and Comparative Literature from Rutgers University. Ms. Smeltz is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi. She is based in New York City.
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Why EB-5 Investors Choose Lightstone Private Wealth
Confidence
99% of conditional Green Card applications submitted for Lightstone projects have been approved by USCIS.
Achieve your
Dreams
Lightstone guarantees the completion of DTLA Marriott.
Transparency
All EB-5 funds are audited by a third party Fund Administrator. All investor petitions reviewed by third party attorney.
You and Your Family
You are important - Lightstone has a global EB-5 team available to speak with individual investors in their native languages.