Scott Brast & Peter Wismer
SparrowHawk, a leading industrial real estate investment and operating platform focused America’s most important logistics corridors, announced the addition of two accomplished executives to its senior leadership team. Scott Brast has joined the firm as Senior Vice President of Investments and Capital Markets, and Peter Wismer has been named Senior Vice President of Finance and Financial Reporting.
The appointments come during a period of significant momentum for SparrowHawk. Earlier this year, the firm secured a strategic partnership with Almanac Realty Investors, providing up to $300 million of growth capital to support acquisitions, portfolio expansion, and platform growth. Since then, SparrowHawk has continued to expand its industrial footprint through acquisitions in St. Louis and Kansas City while advancing a robust pipeline of investment opportunities throughout the Midwest.
“These additions are another important milestone in SparrowHawk’s evolution,” said Alfredo Gutierrez, Founder, President and CEO of SparrowHawk. “With the support of Almanac and the addition of executives of Scott’s and Peter’s caliber, SparrowHawk is entering one of the most exciting chapters in our history. We are building a premier industrial investment platform positioned to capitalize on opportunities across America’s logistics corridors and create long-term value for investors, tenants, and partners.”
Gutierrez added, “Industrial real estate remains one of the most compelling sectors in commercial real estate, driven by e-commerce, reshoring, supply chain modernization, and population growth. We believe SparrowHawk is uniquely positioned to capitalize on these trends, and these leadership additions further strengthen our ability to create value for our investors, tenants, and partners.”
Scott Brast Joins SparrowHawk
Brast brings more than 35 years of commercial real estate investment and capital markets experience to SparrowHawk. In his role, he will lead investment sourcing, capital markets initiatives, strategic partnerships, and acquisition execution across the firm’s growing portfolio. His appointment reflects a professional relationship spanning decades and a shared history of successful investing.
“Scott and I have worked together for many years and have successfully partnered on numerous real estate investments,” said Gutierrez. “In my career, I have learned that real estate is ultimately a relationship business. Scott is one of the most respected professionals in the industry. This is a natural fit given a long-standing relationship, built on trust, integrity, and successful execution.”
Prior to joining SparrowHawk, Brast spent more than three decades with American National, most recently serving as Chief Mortgage Loan and Real Estate Investment Officer. In that capacity, he oversaw both debt and equity investment platforms, sourced and managed strategic partnerships with national and regional real estate operators and helped grow the platform to approximately $10 billion in assets under management.
Notably, Brast and Gutierrez worked together on numerous successful joint venture investments between American National and SparrowHawk dating back to SparrowHawk’s founding. Their collaborative efforts contributed to the growth of both organizations and established a track record of disciplined investing, value creation, and successful execution across multiple market cycles.
“Some of the most successful investments in my career were completed alongside Scott and the American National team,” Gutierrez said. “Few professionals in our industry have his institutional capital experience, market knowledge, and relationship capital. It is professionally exciting and personally rewarding to bring him to SparrowHawk.”
At American National, Brast led annual lending production exceeding $1.5 billion, implemented innovative debt and equity investment structures, and built enduring relationships across the institutional real estate industry. Brast earned an MBA from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University.
“Scott both proves and disproves the saying that it’s not what you know, it’s who you know,” Gutierrez said. “The reality is he brings both. His depth of market knowledge, institutional relationships, investment expertise, and reputation for integrity are tremendous assets as SparrowHawk enters its next phase of growth.”
Peter Wismer Joins SparrowHawk
Wismer joins SparrowHawk with a decade of accounting, finance, and advisory experience. As Senior Vice President of Finance and Financial Reporting, he will oversee the firm’s financial reporting, accounting operations, forecasting, compliance, investor reporting, and financial strategy initiatives.
Prior to joining SparrowHawk, Wismer spent his career with Deloitte, where he served clients throughout the financial services sector. His experience includes advising executive leadership teams, boards of directors, publicly traded companies, private equity funds, and complex investment structures with assets and revenues measured in billions of dollars.
“Peter represents the next generation of leadership at SparrowHawk,” said Gutierrez. “He combines technical excellence, strategic thinking, and a commitment to continuous improvement. His experience serving sophisticated financial institutions and investment platforms will be invaluable as SparrowHawk continues to grow and institutionalize its operations.”
Wismer has been recognized as a thought leader on emerging accounting and reporting topics and has spoken at conferences in six countries on technical accounting matters, including the impact of generative artificial intelligence on financial reporting and governance.
“Peter has worked diligently throughout his career preparing for opportunities like this,” Gutierrez added. “As SparrowHawk continues its evolution into a larger institutional platform, having someone with Peter’s technical expertise, leadership qualities, and commitment to excellence strengthens our foundation for long-term growth.”
Outside of his professional responsibilities, Wismer is a community leader in Houston. He serves on the Advisory Board of Camp for All Foundation following his tenure as President of its Emerging Leaders organization and serves as President of the Alumni Board at St. Francis Episcopal School.
Wismer is a Certified Public Accountant and earned both his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting from Texas A&M University.
About SparrowHawk
Founded by Alfredo Gutierrez, SparrowHawk is a vertically integrated industrial real estate investment, development, and operating company focused on acquiring, managing, and creating value in industrial assets throughout the Midwest and strategic logistics markets. Over the past fifteen years, SparrowHawk has established itself as one of the Midwest’s most active industrial investors and operators, completing more than $1 billion of real estate transactions and developing a reputation for identifying opportunities ahead of market trends. Through disciplined investment execution, deep market relationships, and a vertically integrated operating platform, SparrowHawk has consistently delivered value through multiple market cycles. The Almanac partnership represents a significant validation of the firm’s track record and positions SparrowHawk to accelerate its growth as a premier industrial real estate investment platform. Today, SparrowHawk owns and operates millions of square feet of industrial real estate and continues to expand its platform through strategic acquisitions, institutional partnerships, and a long-term commitment to serving tenants, investors, and communities.