About Us

About DeltaTerra

DeltaTerra Capital is an investment research and consulting firm that provides institutional investors and other real estate capital markets participants with the tools they need to measure and manage financial risks related to climate change.

Founded in 2019 by a team of experienced investors, DeltaTerra uses its proprietary suite of risk models called DeltaTerra Klima™ to bridge climate science and investment science. By translating newly available scientific estimates of physical risk into actionable insights for investors, lenders, and policymakers, DeltaTerra aims to accelerate an orderly transition to a climate-resilient financial system and society.

DeltaTerra publishes climate risk reports to institutional investors and other approved subscribers only. Investor-specific or portfolio-specific investment advice is not currently available. It is anticipated that such advice will be made available to institutional investors only, under a written contract, after DeltaTerra completes appropriate registration.

David Burt | Founder & CEO

David Burt, CFA is Founder and CEO of DeltaTerra Capital. David has spent more than 20 years applying his imagination, synthesis talents, and quantitative skills to help institutional investors get the most out of their real estate and structured finance investments.

Before founding DeltaTerra, David was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Wellington Management Company. Prior to Wellington, he built investment processes at BlueMountain Capital, AlderTree Capital (a 2006 startup he founded to bet against the mortgage credit bubble), BlackRock Financial Management, and State Street Research and Management. He began his career as a Real Estate Economist at Property & Portfolio Research, Inc. David has been a CFA® Charter holder since 2002 and received a BS in Mathematics, with a minor in Economics, from MIT in 1997.

David serves as a trustee for the Boston Children’s Museum and is establishing a foundation to help preserve climate stability for future generations.

Cory Monroe | Head of Research

Cory W. Monroe, CFA is Head of Research at DeltaTerra Capital. He brings extensive experience in quantitative analysis and investment management in structured finance.

Prior to DeltaTerra, Cory held multiple leadership positions in investment strategy and research at Wellington Management Company over his 10-year tenure. There, he spearheaded quantitative research for the structured finance portfolio management team and helped develop a new investment process that attracted over 125 accounts and $5 billion of AUM. Most recently, he served as Managing Director of Investment Strategy to lead the fixed income efforts of the group’s Fundamental Factor Platform. Before joining Wellington Management, he was a Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst at Cambridge Place Investment Management. Cory earned his MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his BA in economics, summa cum laude, from St. Lawrence University. He is a CFA® Charter holder and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA Society Boston.

Cory resides in Wellesley with his wife and four children.

Robert Hammock | Head of Client Integration

Robert Hammock, CFA is Head of Client Integration at DeltaTerra Capital. Blending a broad skill set encompassing data science, modeling, and investing, he translates complex data insights into executable trading strategies.

Most recently, Bobby was Vice President of Fixed Income Portfolio Management at Wellington Management Company. He specialized in generating trade ideas in the securitized space by leveraging proprietary credit models, which he programmatically calibrated with an innovative array of themes, insights, and data sources. Prior to Wellington, Bobby worked as Assistant Vice President of Structured Credit at Morgan Stanley, where he focused on risk management for the trading desk. He began his career at Credit Suisse, assisting various structured product trading desks with analysis and risk management. Bobby holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University.

Bobby enjoys hiking, camping and biking in the great outdoors, spending time with his family, and playing computer and board games with friends.

Jackson Rouse | CFO

Jackson Rouse is CFO of DeltaTerra Capital. With strong business acumen and extensive experience in accounting and compliance in financial services, he is responsible for the company’s operational management.

Preceding this role, Jackson was a Director in State Street’s Alternative Investment Solutions fund administration group serving over 30 clients in both the hedge and private equity space. As a member of the management team, he led a large team of senior managers and accountants as well as oversaw procedural compliance in areas such has vendor management, internal audit, and corporate governance. Before State Street, Jackson served as a Senior Manager at Investor’s Bank and Trust where he oversaw financial reporting and tax compliance for numerous alternative investment products. Prior to IBT, he was a Portfolio Accountant at AEW LP in the partnership group. Jackson graduated from Suffolk University with a degree in Finance and Accounting.

Jackson lives in Andover, MA with his wife, two kids, and a new puppy.

Darien Crane | CTO

Darien Crane is Chief Technology Officer at DeltaTerra Capital. He is responsible for developing and maintaining the company’s proprietary datasets and interfaces for visualization and analysis.

Previously, Darien served as CTO at WRKR Solutions, a staffing and recruiting platform, where he developed and designed software applications for its proprietary database. Before WRKR, he was Principal Engineer for Vibration Technologies, at which he developed an automated trading platform that executed real-time market analysis and trade decisions. In addition to these positions, Darien has frequently advised on technology patent analysis and litigation over the past 12 years. He holds one patent and several pending patents across multiple categories of technology. Darien is a graduate of MIT with a degree in Aerospace Engineering.

Darien enjoys competing in Ironman triathlons, traveling, and playing music on a variety of instruments.

Min Pefanis | Head of Product Management

Min Pefanis is Head of Product Management at DeltaTerra Capital. She has over 18 years of experience in building and executing product and marketing strategies for financial services and data analytics firms.

Prior to joining the team, Min led product marketing for the Data Insights unit at 1010data, spearheading marketing communications strategy development and execution for business lines serving structured finance investors, hedge funds, and the consumer products industry. Before joining 1010data, she was SVP of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships at Shareablee, a social media analytics company. Before her in-house positions, Min was Vice President of Southard Communications and led the agency’s financial services and corporate communications practices, working with a wide variety of clients including the Toronto Stock Exchange, Toshiba, Amazon (Audible), Mitsubishi, and many others.

Min resides in Westchester, NY with her husband, three daughters, and growing brood of rescue dogs.