team-category: Investor Relations

Stewart is a connector and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in workforce strategy, capital acquisition, and deal structure.

He is a Principal at OneDigital, one of the nation’s leading health and HR advisory firms. Prior to OneDigital, Stewart held management and consulting positions at Brokerage Concepts, Inc., and was the Director of Business and Valuation Services for the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and worked in the Healthcare Financial Consulting Division at Ernst & Young. 

He is a member and past president of the Pennsylvania Association of Healthcare Underwriters (PAHU) and a member of the Greater Philadelphia Association of Healthcare Underwriters (GPAHU).  He served two consecutive terms on United Healthcare’s national advisory council. Stewart is also actively involved in Business Clubs America. He was part of the Philadelphia Soul ownership group from 2015-2019 and was Chairman of the AFL Expansion Committee. 

He received his degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Drexel University.

Taylor Spencer is Managing Director at Arden Group, overseeing investor relations, venture capital investments, and innovation across the firm. 

Taylor joined Arden in 2022 to work on Arden’s expansion of its real estate investments into the area of emerging property technology. She continues to oversee Arden’s venture capital platform in partnership with RXR, launched to bridge real estate expertise with proptech innovation and implementation.

More recently, she has played a central role in fundraising operations and communications for Arden, and now spearheads Arden’s outreach and communications for Arden’s current funds and opportunistic initiatives. 

 Taylor’s experience as a startup founder in the early days of personal data ownership — building and raising capital— serves as her foundation for company leadership and investor relations.  Prior to that, she was a producer at NBCUniversal, co-creating FUNDED, a competition series focused on strategy and capital in venture investing. 

Taylor is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and is active in Women in PropTech, ULI Los Angeles, and YPO.

Ms. Mele-Bazaz joined Arden in 2023 as a key member of the investor relations and fundraising team,
bringing nine years of experience in financial services. Previously, Leah worked in investor relations at an
affordable housing investment firm and spent five years on Hamilton Lane’s business development and
client solutions team. Before transitioning to the private markets, she worked as a marketing associate
at a wealth management firm.
Leah holds her B.A. and MFA from Drexel University, where she graduated magna cum laude and Honors
with Distinction from the Pennoni Honors College. Since 2019, Leah has served as an adjunct faculty
member in Drexel University’s College of Arts and Sciences.