iStar Inc. announced that Marcos Alvarado has joined the firm as Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Alvarado will be a member of the senior executive team, responsible for overseeing originations and driving growth across the company's diversified $5 billion investment portfolio. He will report to Jay Sugarman, Chairman and CEO. Throughout his career, Mr. Alvarado has closed more than $25 billion of investments across all parts of the capital structure. He was previously Head of Acquisitions & Business Operations for Cadre, a technology-enabled real estate investment platform, and a Managing Director at Starwood Capital. Prior to Starwood Capital, Mr. Alvarado served as Vice President in Lehman Brothers' Global Real Estate Group. He started his career in Morgan Stanley's CMBS group.