Board Member Spotlight
Ryan Koehler ’16
Ryan Koehler is a Vice President of Loan Originations at NewPoint Real Estate Capital, a multifamily mortgage banking firm, based in the company’s Chevy Chase office. Prior to joining NewPoint in February 2022, Mr. Koehler spent the previous five years at Freddie Mac Multifamily. In June 2020, Mr. Koehler founded FishHawk Capital, a commercial real estate investment company focused on acquiring, repositioning, and operating investment properties throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States. To date the company has acquired four assets valued at $21,500,000 in North Carolina and South Carolina including their most recent purchase of Plaza One 89, a 42 bed / 2 retail property across from Historic Riggs Field at Clemson University.
Ryan Koehler holds both a Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture and a Minor in Financial Management from Clemson University and a Master’s in Real Estate from Georgetown University. Ryan and his wife Megan reside in North Bethesda, MD and have lived in the DMV since graduation in 2016. They have known each other since they started going to school together in 2nd Grade in Pennsylvania and started dating when they were 17 years old. On August 23, 2023 they welcomed a baby girl, Addison Ryan, to the family. Ryan is a diehard Clemson sports fan and has 14 season tickets to Clemson Football games that he got in 2018 by becoming a Heisman donor. In 2018 Ryan attended 14 of Clemson’s 15 games, a personal record for a season including travelling to 8 states. Ryan was the first person in his family to attend Clemson University. Following Ryan, supporting the Tigers became a family affair and Ryan was followed by his brother Chris (2018 graduate) and sister Elizabeth (2021 graduate) as Clemson alumni.
Upcoming Events
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January 28
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12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Join us for this special lunch time event featuring David Clayton, the Executive Director of the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR).
David will give us a behind the scenes glimpse into how Clemson and CU-ICAR are fundamentally redefining the automotive industry through strategic partnerships and cutting-edge research. We’ll hear about CU-ICAR’s work with autonomous vehicles including a look at Deep Orange, the flagship graduate student program that challenges students to design, engineer, and prototype a completely new concept vehicle in two years, pushing the boundaries of conventional design.
An Evening About Clemson's Entrepreneurship Initiatives
An Evening About Clemson's Entrepreneurship Initiatives
February 26
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5:00 pm
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8:00 pm
Please join us for an evening of Clemson fellowship and updates on Clemson’s Entrepreneurship programs including our Brook T. Smith Launchpad Incubator.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Georgetown, DC
***Address will be provided after registration.
Hosted by CHRIS TORTI and DR. MELONIE RICHEY with Special guest: DR. JOHN HANNON – Director, Brook T. Smith Launchpad
Small plates and Desserts curated by MICHELIN STAR CHEF TAKESHI NISHIKAWA
Learn more about the Brook T. Smith Launchpad here.
Questions? Email Chris Peters at petersc@clemson.edu or dystinr@clemson.edu
Military Appreciation at Arlington Cemetery
Military Appreciation at Arlington Cemetery
March 7
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9:00 am
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12:00 pm
Gather with fellow Tigers to honor Clemson’s fallen heroes who are interred at Arlington National Cemetery. We will gather as a whole group for opening remarks then break into small groups to visit 4-5 grave sites. The group will gather again for closing remarks and a Roll Call performed by Clemson Cadets in the Amphitheater.
The visiting of the gravesites part of the event is free to Club members. An optional reception will be held from 11:00am – 1:00pm at the Military Women’s Museum at the entrance to Arlington Cemetery. Food and beverages will be served.
Early bird pricing for the reception is $20 for Club members, $30 for non members until Feb 1. After Feb 1, member pricing is $25, non member is $40. Club members may purchase one additional ticket at member pricing.
If you plan to attend the gravesites AND the Reception, please only register for the “Event and Reception”. This option will register you for both parts of this event.
