Investment Management

John Peterson

Sr. Vice President

Keith Axelrod

Senior Managing Director

As Senior Managing Director in the Finance Group at The United Group, Keith works in a number of capacities dealing with both debt and equity financing for existing properties and those in our development pipeline. This includes financial analysis, providing debt and equity reporting to prospective sources, working with brokers, as well as networking with institutional and private capital sources. 

  He is also a Senior Vice President at United Group’s Broker Dealer, MCM Securities, LLC as well as a Registered Representative and hold the Series 24 General Securities Principal License, as well as the SIE, Series 82, Series 99 and 63 Finra Licenses. 

   In addition, Keith is responsible for assisting with investor reporting through United Investor Services. In raising private debt and equity through MCM Securities, he meets with various individuals, companies and entities including Medical Doctors, Hospitals, Medical Practices, Health Care Professionals, Financial Firms, Attorneys, Business Owners, Management Directors and other potential investors.  

  On a personal note, Keith was President of The Mid Hudson Road Runners Club and Race Director of The Dutchess County Classic for over 14 years and was an avid Marathon Runner.  

Prior to working at United Group, Keith owned and operated a full service advertising and marketing firm.   

Keith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in communications from Charter Oak College.

Thomas J. Uccellini

Senior Managing Director

As Senior Managing Director of Finance, Tom works within a small team within United Group’s finance division that has sourced over $500 million in debt, equity and mezzanine financing. Since 2001, Tom has been involved in every aspect of United’s development process from site selection through construction. Under the construction management-arm he oversaw two senior housing development projects with a total value of $30 million and two student housing projects totaling $75 million that included 1200 beds at the State University at Albany. He then transitioned into development where he completed an $80 million, 60-acre, 254-unit intergenerational community from site selection through construction.

Tom earned a B.S. in Business Management and Technology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He currently sits on the board of trustees for the Saratoga Senior Center. He is a two-time New York State Greco-Roman wrestling champ as well as a two-time All American.

Gabriella Uccellini

Senior Managing Director

As Senior Managing Director of Finance, Gabriella is responsible for the preparation and review of financial modeling, assisting in debt and equity placement, refinancing, acquisition analysis, and interaction with United Group’s Broker Dealer, MCM Securities, LLC. In addition, Gabriella will assist with new development opportunities in United Group’s pipeline.

Prior to joining United Group, Gabriella had 5 years’ experience with M&T Bank’s Commercial Real Estate Team in the New England Market. In her career at M&T, she was a Credit Underwriter, where she primarily worked on new money deals, upcoming loan maturities, and refinances. She underwrote +20 new money deals, totaling +$1BN in Tier I credit exposure. Gabriella was recognized as a Peer Subject Matter Expert to advise and educate colleagues on M&T’s internal credit underwriting workshop training program, on a quarterly basis. Gabriella also assisted in the roll out of M&T’s new online underwriting template, as a member of the Ncino Working Group.

Prior to her experience as a Credit Underwriter, Gabriella was a Senior Portfolio Manager at M&T where she managed a $1.6BN portfolio across all asset types for the MA Commercial Real Estate Team. Gabriella led review tracking, daily reporting, and covenant monitoring initiatives while conducting weekly pipeline calls with financial leaders of Loan Analysis, the Deputy Credit Officer, and the Lending Team. In addition, Gabriella went through M&T’s 6-month rotational credit- training program, known as the Relationship Management Development Program.

Gabriella holds a Graduate Certificate in Real Estate Finance from Boston University. Gabriella earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Mathematics from The College of the Holy Cross. In her time at Holy Cross, Gabriella was a 4- year team player of their NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Team.