Kurt Altergott joined Kairos in 2016 as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Altergott has responsibility in all facets of financial, strategic, and operational functions. Mr. Altergott is involved with strategic and business planning, forecasting, financial reporting, SEC compliance, sourcing capital, joint venture equity financing, and lender and equity partner relations.
Prior to joining Kairos, Mr. Altergott was the Chief Financial Officer of MIG, a diversified investment adviser based in Newport Beach, CA with alternative asset investments managed in real estate, private equity, and hedge funds. During his tenure at MIG, Mr. Altergott was responsible for the sourcing and structuring of both the firm’s and its funds’ debt and equity raising efforts, risk mitigation and compliance, as well as its lender and investor relations.
Before MIG, Mr. Altergott served as Chief Financial Officer or senior financial officer at various privately or publicly owned organizations with multiple verticals and geographies including Centex Corporation, Kaufman & Broad, Virgin, and ADT. Throughout his career, he has been involved in the sourcing and execution of over $1 billion in debt and equity proceeds, asset portfolio acquisitions and divestitures, and has played roles in multiple buy-and-sell side mergers and acquisitions. Additionally, Mr. Altergott has worked on deal structuring and negotiation including for a successful initial public offering. He began his career with Price Waterhouse where he worked on several diversified clients, including real estate investment entities and multi-national corporations.
Mr. Altergott serves on the Board of Directors of EnviroKure, Inc. and is a board member of the University of California Irvine Center for investment and wealth management.
Mr. Altergott is a member of Financial Executives International and Beta Gamma Sigma. He was a certified public accountant in the state of Florida and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants in addition to the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He holds a Master of Science degree in Accounting from The Florida State University and Bachelor of Science degrees in both Accounting and Finance from The Florida State University.