A Global Team of

Execution-Focused

Strategic Advisors

STRATEGY ONLY MATTERS IF

IT CAN BE EXECUTED

Our advisors are practitioners first. They've built infrastructure, structured deals, guided policy, navigated governance, and managed capital.

Unlike traditional consulting—where strategy comes detached from implementation— Polaris operates as an execution-accountable system.

Polaris brings together senior professionals across regions and disciplines to move beyond one‑off transactions into long‑term, strategic advisory relationships.

Each advisor contributes deep domain expertise, regional insight, and established networks—collectively forming a platform capable of supporting complex, multi-stakeholder decisions.

Our team comprises leaders who have personally executed complex, high-value work across land, infrastructure, finance, housing, energy, healthcare, and institutional real estate. They understand that strategy only works when it can be executed.

This structure gives Polaris a distinct position in the market:
  • Institutional credibility typically found in large consultancies
  • Specialist depth found in elite boutique firms
  • Direct execution accountability rarely found in either
 
The result is a third model of advisory—one designed for complexity, risk, and long-term stewardship.

Each advisor brings specialized expertise while reinforcing the others. When you work with one Polaris advisor, you get access to the full system.

Meet the team:

LEADERSHIP & ADVISORY TEAM

Amir Kamyab‑Nejad, CCIM

MBA, B.Eng, FRI

Founder & Principal Strategic Advisor
Vancouver, Canada

Amir Kamyab-Nejad is the founder and strategic anchor of Polaris Prosperity Pathways. With formal training in engineering and an MBA in Management of Technology, he integrates technical systems thinking with economic, demographic, and land-use strategy to support complex, long-term decisions.

He advises governments, Indigenous and Tribal Nations, and institutions on economic resilience, development strategy, and infrastructure-aligned growth. Amir serves as Education Chair for CCIM Western Canada, CCIM Technology Ambassador for Canada, and is part of the CCIM Global Instructor cadre as a Workshop Leader—one of only three in Canada.

Focus Areas:
Indigenous and Tribal Nations development • Government advisory • Strategic land planning • Technology-enabled decision systems • Long-range development strategy

SJ Ayoub, CCIM

Senior Advisor – Infrastructure, Energy & AI Strategy
Philadelphia, USA

SJ Ayoub is a commercial real estate executive and infrastructure strategist specializing in the convergence of energy, technology, and land development. He advises governments, utilities, and operators on infrastructure-intensive projects that must perform technically, economically, and politically over long horizons.

He brings rare expertise in mission-critical facilities, renewable energy integration, AI-enabled development, and master-planned communities, supported by a background in construction contracting and process optimization. SJ currently serves as President of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey & Delaware CCIM Chapter and is appointed to the 2026 National Association of REALTORS® Business Issues Policy Committee, reflecting his leadership in shaping policy at the intersection of real estate, infrastructure, and sustainability.

Strategic Value:
Infrastructure systems • Energy transition • AI-enabled development • Sustainability & process optimization • Industry leadership

Nader Algouneh, CCIM

Senior Advisor – Strategy, Operations & Institutional Scale
Toronto, Canada

Nader Algouneh is a senior executive and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience building, scaling, and governing profitable enterprises across software, manufacturing, distribution, and commercial real estate. He has served as CEO and Chairman of multiple organizations with full P&L accountability, leading operations and investments across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Nader’s strength lies in translating strategy into execution at scale. He brings deep expertise in operational design, capital allocation, governance frameworks, and cross-border execution—particularly in environments where complexity, growth, and stakeholder alignment must be managed simultaneously. His leadership experience spans founder-led businesses, institutional platforms, and multi-entity corporate structures.

In parallel with his private-sector career, Nader has held senior leadership and governance roles within the CCIM Institute, including President of the CCIM Central Canada Chapter and Chair of Candidate Guidance. He is widely recognized for strengthening institutional capacity, expanding member engagement, and building durable leadership pipelines within complex, volunteer-driven organizations.

Within Polaris Prosperity Pathways, Nader anchors engagements that require operating discipline, governance clarity, and institutional scalability, ensuring strategies are executable, resilient, and aligned with long-term organizational and stakeholder objectives.

Strategic Value:
Operating scale & governance • Full P&L leadership • International execution • Institutional growth strategy • Board-level and C-Suite leadership

Garry Cutright, CCIM

Senior Advisor – Finance & Investment Analysis
Durham, United States

Garry Cutright brings Fortune 500–level financial rigor to Polaris Prosperity Pathways. With over 15 years of corporate finance experience, he specializes in translating complex development and infrastructure strategies into bankable, institutionally defensible financial structures.

Prior to commercial real estate advisory, Garry served in senior treasury roles at GE Water & Process Technologies (Global Treasurer), Lowe’s, and The Kroger Co., overseeing capital structure, liquidity, global currencies, and risk management for large-scale industrial portfolios. He is also part of the CCIM Global Instructor Cadre as a Workshop Leader, reflecting peer-recognized expertise in applied financial analysis.

Within Polaris, Garry ensures strategies withstand lender, investor, and board-level scrutiny, applying advanced cash-flow modeling, lease-vs-buy analysis, and risk quantification to support confident decision-making.

Strategic Value:
Institutional finance • Financial modeling & feasibility • Capital structuring • Risk & return analysis

Stephen Gammer, CCIM

Senior Advisor – Government & Land Strategy
Vancouver, Canada

Stephen Gammer combines over 20 years of commercial real estate execution with direct experience inside government, giving him a rare understanding of how land-use decisions are evaluated, approved, and communicated in the public sector. He previously served as a Communications Officer with the Government of British Columbia and has held senior leadership roles advocating on land-use and development policy.

Stephen’s distinctive value lies in his ability to secure the “social license to operate” for complex projects. As a long-serving board leader within regional social infrastructure organizations and Past Chapter President of CCIM Western Canada, he brings trusted credibility at the intersection of government, community, and industry leadership.

Within Polaris, Stephen leads engagements requiring government navigation, land strategy, and regulatory alignment, particularly where projects face political sensitivity, community scrutiny, or multi-stakeholder approval processes.

Strategic Value:
Government navigation • Land development strategy • Regulatory & zoning alignment • Social license & community credibility

Debbie Gallimore, CCIM

CIPS

Senior Advisor – Government & Institutional Strategy
Raleigh, United States

Debbie Gallimore bring decades of institutional and operational leadership experience, with a rare background spanning state government, construction management, and commercial real estate. She specializes in translating public policy and strategic direction into practical, executable outcomes.

She currently serves as President of the North Carolina CCIM Chapter and was recognized as NC-CCIM of the Year (2022), reflecting peer-recognized leadership and governance credibility. Her experience includes training and organizational development within North Carolina State Government, along with technical grounding in construction management and architectural drafting, giving her a pragmatic lens on infrastructure and institutional delivery.

Within Polaris, Debbie strengthens engagements involving government bodies, educational institutions, and public-interest organizations, ensuring strategies are not only politically sound but operationally and structurally executable.

Strategic Value:
Institutional governance • Policy-to-practice execution • Organizational transformation • Stakeholder alignment

Raman Bayanzadeh, CCIM

Senior Advisor – Land Assembly & Development Strategy
West Vancouver, Canada

Raman Bayanzadeh is a leader in land assembly and development execution, with over $260 million in completed commercial and land transactions. He specializes in assembling complex sites and anchoring them with retail and healthcare-anchored assets, applying rigorous financial analysis and negotiation precision grounded in his Industrial Engineering and business background.

Raman brings deep peer and governance leadership to Polaris. He currently serves as Chair-Elect of Greater Vancouver REALTORS® and is a Regional Vice President of the CCIM Institute. He also served as Past President of CCIM Western Canada and holds a leadership role on the Greater Vancouver Realtors Board of Directors—reflecting trusted influence across industry, regulatory, and civic networks.

His experience also includes owner and operation roles in healthcare-related assets, further strengthening Polaris’ real-world insight into sectoral economics and long-term asset performance.

Strategic Value:
Land assembly • Development strategy • Retail & healthcare real estate • Transaction execution • Industry leadership

THE POLARIS EXECUTION SYSTEM

Why This Team Works

Complex, high-stakes development and infrastructure initiatives do not succeed through isolated expertise. They require a coordinated execution system—specialists operating in concert, with redundancy at critical points and seamless handoffs across strategy, land, capital, infrastructure, and governance.

Polaris Prosperity Pathways is architected precisely for this reality.

Each advisor is a recognized regional or national leader in their domain, holding the CCIM designation while also serving in elected leadership roles within the CCIM Institute and major real estate boards. This dual positioning—technical mastery combined with institutional authority—is what enables execution, not just analysis.

HOW THE SYSTEM OPERATES

A typical Polaris engagement—such as a large Indigenous and Tribal Nations development integrating housing, healthcare, commercial uses, renewable energy, and land assembly—activates a coordinated advisory system:

  • Strategic Vision & Governance
    Amir Kamyab-Nejad, Debbie Gallimore
    Long-range strategy, governance alignment, stakeholder coordination

  • Land Assembly & Feasibility
    Raman Bayanzadeh, Stephen Gammer
    Complex site assembly, zoning strategy, market feasibility, approvals

  • Government & Political Navigation
    Stephen Gammer, Debbie Gallimore
    Public-sector processes, regulatory strategy, community legitimacy

  • Infrastructure & Energy Systems
    SJ Ayoub
    Energy-first site planning, mission-critical facilities, utility coordination

  • Financial Validation & Capital Structuring
    Garry Cutright
    Treasury-level underwriting, lender alignment, institutional capital rigor

  • Community & Social License
    Stephen Gammer, Mercedes Wong
    Community alignment, demographic intelligence, long-term stewardship

Each advisor operates both as a domain specialist and as part of an integrated execution structure. When land strategy, government approvals, infrastructure capacity, and financial feasibility must be solved simultaneously, Polaris operates as a system—not a collection of consultants.

WHY THIS ARCHITECTURE REDUCES RISK

Redundancy at Critical Points
Issues that derail projects in single-advisor models are identified early. Government risk is surfaced before capital is deployed. Market feasibility is validated before infrastructure is designed.

Peer-Level Deal Making
Polaris advisors engage governments, utilities, lenders, and institutional partners as peers—not intermediaries—accelerating approvals and reducing friction.

Execution Networks, Not Vendor Lists
Each advisor brings direct relationships with developers, lenders, utilities, public agencies, and institutional investors built through leadership and deal execution—not referral networks.

Institutional Currency
When Polaris advisors engage stakeholders, they do so with the credibility of executed transactions, board leadership, and peer recognition—not external consulting authority.

REGIONAL LEADERSHIP = ACCESS & AUTHORITY

Polaris advisors do not simply hold credentials—they hold elected leadership positions:

  • Raman Bayanzadeh: Chair-Elect, Greater Vancouver Realtors; Past President, CCIM Western Canada; Regional Vice President, CCIM Canada

  • SJ Ayoub: President, PA/NJ/DE CCIM Chapter; Member, NAR 2026 Business Issues Policy Committee

  • Debbie Gallimore: President, North Carolina CCIM Chapter; NC-CCIM of the Year (2022)

  • Stephen Gammer: Past President, CCIM Western Canada; former BC Government communications officer; community board leadership

These roles provide direct access to execution partners, institutional buyers, lenders, utilities, and public-sector decision-makers—long before projects reach the open market.

WHEN TO ENGAGE POLARIS

Polaris Prosperity Pathways is built for decisions that are:

  • High-value and irreversible

  • Multi-stakeholder and politically sensitive

  • Capital-intensive and long-term

  • Dependent on land, infrastructure, and policy alignment

Traditional consulting firms excel at frameworks and reports.

Polaris is built for execution.

Advisors remain embedded, activate peer networks, accelerate approvals, and ensure strategies translate into funded projects, regulatory clearance, and operational reality.

When your organization requires analysis that leads to execution, Polaris was built for that moment.