Scott is a seasoned real estate veteran with over 20 years of experience in leasing, development and investment across all product types, with a particular focus on the industrial sector.

As Chief Operating Officer, Scott oversees Live Oak’s investment and development activities and is responsible for the firm’s strategic direction.

Scott holds a B.S. in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin and remains involved with many industry and educational organizations including the University of Texas Real Estate Center and the Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA) where he was a past board chair. He is active in many non-profits focused on equity issues in the Central Texas Region and currently chairs the Social Equity Committee at the Austin Area Research Organization (AARO).

Career Summary
Dax Benkendorfer serves as Vice President of Leasing with the industrial leasing division of Live Oak where he is focused on procuring lease transactions for both project leasing and tenant representation, sales, acquisitions and business development. Since joining Live Oak in 2018, Dax has completed 285 transactions totaling more than 1.9M square feet. He has been involved in sourcing 40 acres of land for future industrial development.

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Dax joined Live Oak full time after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin. His prior experience includes an internship at Live Oak in the summer of 2016 and 2017 while attending the University of Texas at Austin.

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Education

• Bachelor of Science in Advertising - University of Texas at Austin
• McCombs Real Estate Finance and Investment Certificate Program
• McCombs Business Foundations Certificate Program

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Ryan Whalen is a Partner at Live Oak and serves the Leasing & Investments divisions, where he is focused on leasing, industrial development, and acquisitions. Ryan has completed over 100 lease transactions totaling over 2 million square feet. He has also been involved in five value-add acquisitions totaling 250,000 square feet and two industrial developments totaling 250,000 square feet.

Ryan's prior experience includes being a member of the National Football League as a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, and Cincinnati Bengals.

Affiliations

Member-Commercial Brokers Association (CBA)

Member-Real Estate Council of Austin (RECA)

Member-Stanford Professionals in Real Estate (SPIRE)

Member-Urban Land Institute (ULI)

Member-Former Players Network (NFLPA)

Education

Bachelor of Arts

Science, Technology, and Society - Stanford University

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