Mr. Gargano is a Managing Director at Argent, responsible for structuring and financing new acquisitions and for overseeing development, leasing and management. Prior to joining Argent, Mr. Gargano worked at Julien J. Studley, Inc. Previously, he was a real estate attorney with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling, where he represented institutional and government clients on several major real estate development and financing transactions. At Argent, he has acted as advisor to the NYS Empire State Development Corp. in connection with the 42nd Street Development Project and the Shubert Organization in connection with theatre air rights. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance (BID), and Coferon, Inc., a biotech company. Mr. Gargano earned a B.A. from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a J.D. from Boston University.