About
Our Team
The Founders of Venture West Capital have been investing in real estate since 2010.
Chris Tabish
Managing Partner
Chris Tabish
Chris Tabish is the Co-Founder of Venture West Capital, where he co-leads strategy, portfolio development, and operational execution across a growing set of multifamily and commercial real estate investments in New York and the Western United States. With over 20 years of real estate investment experience, he brings a rare combination of financial discipline, operational insight, and executive leadership to Venture West’s mission of building durable, cash-flowing assets that generate long-term value.
As Co-Founder of Venture West Consulting, Chris has spent more than two decades guiding organizations through complex transformation from enterprise automation and AI-driven operational redesign to large-scale software and process implementations. His experience spans Fortune 500 companies, high-growth technology firms, and private-equity-backed organizations, giving him a deep understanding of how to build systems, teams, and structures that scale.
Beyond his work in business and investment, Chris is the founder of The Comediology Company where he merges communication, relationships, leadership, and humor to help people unlock authenticity and creativity. He’s also an accomplished stand-up comedian with hundreds of performances across the country.
Chris is the author of three books:
- Comediology: Be More Effective & Fulfilled in Your Work Through Humor
- Why Are We Here? And 101 More Humorous Meeting Openers
- Out There Somewhere (fiction / screenplay-based storytelling)
Across all his ventures, Chris is driven by a simple principle: create, don’t compete, build value, empower people, and solve problems with clarity, alignment, execution, and a healthy dose of humor.
Aaron Wilkins
Managing Partner
Aaron Wilkins
Aaron is Co-Founder of Venture West Capital. He has been investing in multifamily and residential real estate since 2015 and has completed more than 10 real estate transactions across a growing portfolio of nearly 50 doors.
He is also Co-Founder of Venture West Consulting, a firm that has completed more than 500 projects across 40+ clients since 2018. Venture West Consulting focuses on strategic execution in healthcare, technology, and services industries. As a consultant, Aaron has worked across the healthcare ecosystem and collaborated with public sector organizations, hospital systems, medical groups, health plans, and health tech startups.
He has also led transformation initiatives in the Technology and Retail industries.
Aaron previously maintained executive leadership roles at Blue Shield of California, United Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, and Computer Sciences Corporation. He co-founded startup Rinse Dental, which was accepted by the incubator Y Combinator (YC 2021). He has a Masters Degree in Health Services Administration from the University of Michigan.
Cheynel Bailey
Finance and Accounting
Cheynel Bailey
Cheynel has over 9 years of experience in accounting and operations, helping businesses bring order, clarity, and efficiency to their financial processes. She’s worked with clients across a range of industries — from restaurants and retail to non-profits and property management — and understands how to adapt financial systems to fit each organization’s unique needs.
She’s known for her practical, hands-on approach and her ability to break down complex financial details into clear insights business owners can actually use. She focuses on using smart, streamlined systems to make bookkeeping and operations smoother, faster, and more reliable.
When she’s not working, she enjoys cooking and baking — her way of bringing creativity and precision together outside the office.
