About Lightstone Private Wealth
Experience Matters
For over 36 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
$9 Billion
AUM
+ $665 Million
EB-5 Raised
$1.9+ Billion
Insurance platform
$1.8+ Billion
REITs
Executive Team
David Lichtenstein
Chairman & CEO
Mitchell C. Hochberg
President and COO
Moshe Lichtenstein
Chief Credit 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.
Moshe Lichtenstein
Chief Credit Officer
Lightstone
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
Bansri Smeltz
Investor Relations Director
Bansri Smeltz
Investor Relations Director
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.
Lightstone Properties and Global Offices
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Why EB-5 Investors Choose Lightstone Private Wealth
Confidence
100% of Lightstone projects that have been adjudicated by USCIS have received approvals.
Achieve your
Dreams
Many investors who trusted Lightstone have received their permanent Green Cards.
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.