The Team
Elliot Nelson
ceo
Elliot is the founder and CEO of McNellie’s Group, a hospitality focused company with a collection of 24 restaurants that pioneered downtown revitalization in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Little Rock. His restaurant concepts have served over 10,000,000 people in the last 19 years. As principal of Fishless Desert Development, Elliot has spearheaded the Santa Fe Square development in downtown Tulsa which encompasses over 183,000 sf of office & commercial space, 184 unit apartments, 93 room hotel, and 700 space parking garage.
Matt Newman
Vice President of Development
Matt is head of real estate development and investments at Fishless Desert Development. With over 18 years in the real estate and construction industries, he has been the lead on more than $200,000,000 in land development, historic renovation, and infill construction in the Tulsa market. Matt specializes in mixed-use commercial development often requiring zoning use changes and complex capital stacks including local, state, and federal tax credits and incentives.
Marc Chastain
CFO
Marc Chastain started his career in public accounting as a licensed CPA. Throughout his career, Marc has been instrumental in developing and driving growth and profits for companies operating in the real estate development, manufacturing and restaurant sectors. Marc has played pivotal roles as President, CFO, and COO in the success of several high performing organizations. Working through multiple debt and equity channels including banks, lenders, private equity and professional investors, Marc has successfully consummated and financed over $140MM in deals.
