Experienced Management

Dick Anderson

Dick Anderson is a founding partner of HPI and serves as its managing partner overseeing day-to-day operations. Building on his quick success with Trammell Crow Company, Dick co-founded HPI in 1992 with two other Trammell executives. With Anderson’s leadership, HPI has grown from a four-person development firm to a full-service real estate firm with over 150 employees; offices in Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio; and an active portfolio of over 15 million square feet of office, industrial, and retail product.  Anderson and his partners have overseen over $3 billion in office and industrial development in Central Texas. While at Trammell, he served in various marketing roles and ultimately as Marketing Director for the company’s industrial division. He currently serves on the board of Uplogix.  Anderson is a graduate of Southern Methodist University where he earned a B.S. in Economics.

Nitin Dahiya

Nitin Dahiya, CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Direct Private Opportunities (“DPO”) group at BlackRock and a member of the DPO Investment Committee. Nitin has 20+ years of experience across public and private markets, with deep expertise in credit, structured equity, and special situations and a proven track record sourcing, structuring, and managing complex investments at scale across the capital structure. Nitin previously worked at Paulson & Co. and Lehman Brothers. Nitin earned his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, where he was awarded the President’s Gold Medal, and graduated with a Bachelor of Technology from IIT Delhi.

Stan Erwin

Stan is the Investment Partner for HPI Tenant Advisors. In this role, Stan as been directly involved in major projects including Dell Computer Corporation’s World Headquarters and Campus, Tokyo Electron America’s Headquarters and Campus, and the Lower Colorado River Authority’s Campus. Prior to joining HPI in 2011, Stan was an accomplished executive at Trammell Crow. In January 1999, Stan became President of Trammell Crow Central Texas. Stan’s responsibilities ultimately included overseeing a staff of 180 people that encompassed all product lines including brokerage, development, property management, accounting, and human resources that oversaw the management and leasing portfolio of over 6 million square feet. During his tenure he developed nearly $600Million in commercial projects and completed almost $400 Million in acquisitions and dispositions. Stan is a member of Young President’s Organization Austin where he continues to pursue educational experiences and build on his international connections.

Kathryn Petralia

Kathryn Petralia, is the Co-Founder and General Manager of Kabbage, a leading financial technology company that has provided billions in loans to small businesses, and was acquired in 2020 by American Express. Prior to Kabbage, Ms. Petralia spent time with Revolution Money, CompuCredit Corporation, and a number of Internet startups. Among many notable distinctions, Ms. Petralia was named on Forbes list of the “Most Powerful Women in the World” in 2017 and FinTech Magazine’s Top 10 Women in FinTech in 2020.  Kathryn also serves on the boards of CARE and PadSplit, is a member of Fannie Mae’s digital advisory council and is a trustee of the Woodruff Arts Center.

Derrick Weatherspoon

Derrick Weatherspoon is a Senior Portfolio Manager in BlackRock’s Alternative Solutions Group (“ASG”), a multi-alternative investment platform with approximately $10 billion of assets under management. Within ASG, Derrick focuses on investments that accelerate positive economic outcomes for undercapitalized ethnic and minority groups within the United States. He joined BlackRock in 2021. Prior to joining BlackRock, Derrick served as a Partner and Managing Director at IMB Partners, a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in the utility services and government agency services sectors. Prior to IMB, Derrick was a Vice President at The Carlyle Group within in its U.S. Buyout Fund, where he focused on private equity investments in the consumer, media and retail sectors, and an Associate at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity firm focused on investments in the healthcare and technology sectors. Derrick received a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, where he graduated with honors, and an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Robert Toigo Fellow.