As Chief Investment Officer, Mr. Witte is responsible for overseeing all of the investment matters of Caruso Affiliated. 

Mr. Witte has over 25 years of experience in the real estate, financial, and capital markets.  Before joining Caruso in 1996, Mr. Witte worked in investment banking, merchant banking, corporate finance, private banking, brokerage, and investment management for UBS, Bankers Trust Company, and Shearson Lehman Brothers. 

Mr. Witte is active in several local and regional charities, and he has been the Chairman of events for such institutions as the Salvation Army.  He has been a long-standing member of the Board of Trustees for the House Research Institute, where he has served as Chairman of the Development, Audit, Finance, and Investment committees.

Mr. Witte has been a guest speaker and panelist at numerous conferences, including those sponsored by California State University, Northridge, and University of California, Los Angeles.

Mr. Witte graduated with top honors ("With Distinction") from Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Petroleum Engineering.