Our Team

Andrew Marx, Co-Founder

As co-founder of Athens, Mr. Marx works closely with the stakeholders of the firm, providing corporate direction of investment strategies, spearheading investor relations, and overseeing portfolio investments. Since Athens’ inception, he has raised investor capital responsible for acquisition of multiple residential and commercial investments in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Colorado.

Mr. Marx started his career in corporate sales at CDW in Chicago in 2003 where he worked his way up to becoming one of the company’s top Executive Corporate Account Managers.

Mr. Marx began his real estate career in 2008 by seeking residential investment opportunities. His search for investment opportunities led him to extensive opportunities to research, network with industry experts and build a strong network of real estate, legal and banking professionals that Athens continues to use to this day.

Mr. Marx received his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Michigan.

Email - Mike Trapani

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Michael Trapani, Co-Founder

As co-founder of Athens Investments, Mr. Trapani oversees investment strategies, quantitative modeling, and provides the financial and strategic direction of the company. His work with Athens has led to acquisition of distressed assets, generation of financing and the launch of numerous private investor funds.

Mr. Trapani began his career in capital markets in 2004 as a derivatives trader at Geneva Trading. He climbed his way up the ranks, spending most of his time as a Senior Trader and Manager of one of the top trading groups in the firm.

Before co-founding Athens Investments, Mr. Trapani began his real estate career as a residential broker for Keller Williams in 2006. As the lead broker, his team’s role was to find properties for the client base and facilitate these transactions. In addition, he was responsible for acquisition, property management and outlined strategic exits for these deals.

Mr. Trapani received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Marquette University.