Meet Our Team
Colin
McBurnette
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Colin brings over 15 years of leadership and deep expertise in mortgage investments, credit markets, and portfolio management.
Colin is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Sardis Group, LLC, overseeing all aspects of the business.
Before co-founding Sardis, Colin was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Angel Oak Capital Advisors. In that role, Colin spearheaded mortgage investment strategies for public funds and oversaw asset management across banks, insurance companies, and institutional clients. He served as a key voting member of the Investment Committee for multiple public funds and SMAs, playing a pivotal role in driving performance and growth.
Prior to Angel Oak, Colin served as Director of Acquisitions at an Atlanta-based distressed debt investment firm, where he successfully identified and managed secondary loan opportunities during a critical market cycle.
Colin began his career in Real Estate Capital Markets at Wachovia, specializing in Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS).
Before co-founding Sardis, Colin was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Angel Oak Capital Advisors. In that role, Colin spearheaded mortgage investment strategies for public funds and oversaw asset management across banks, insurance companies, and institutional clients. He served as a key voting member of the Investment Committee for multiple public funds and SMAs, playing a pivotal role in driving performance and growth.
Prior to Angel Oak, Colin served as Director of Acquisitions at an Atlanta-based distressed debt investment firm, where he successfully identified and managed secondary loan opportunities during a critical market cycle.
Colin began his career in Real Estate Capital Markets at Wachovia, specializing in Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS).
Sam
Dunlap
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Sam brings over two decades of leadership in fixed income markets, structured credit, and investment strategy development.
Sam is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Sardis Group, LLC, overseeing all aspects of the business.
Prior to co-founding Sardis Group, Sam was the Chief Investment Officer for Public Fund Strategies at Angel Oak Capital Advisors. While there, Sam led investment initiatives across public funds and SMAs, managing diverse portfolios for banks, insurance companies, and institutional investors. He served as a voting member of the investment committee for multiple public funds and SMAs and served as an interested director on the Angel Oak Funds Trust Board.
Prior to joining Angel Oak in 2009, Sam was a VP at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey focused on interest rate derivatives and structured notes.
Sam began his career in 2002 at Wachovia Securities, where he supported the agency mortgage pass-through trading desk.
Prior to co-founding Sardis Group, Sam was the Chief Investment Officer for Public Fund Strategies at Angel Oak Capital Advisors. While there, Sam led investment initiatives across public funds and SMAs, managing diverse portfolios for banks, insurance companies, and institutional investors. He served as a voting member of the investment committee for multiple public funds and SMAs and served as an interested director on the Angel Oak Funds Trust Board.
Prior to joining Angel Oak in 2009, Sam was a VP at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey focused on interest rate derivatives and structured notes.
Sam began his career in 2002 at Wachovia Securities, where he supported the agency mortgage pass-through trading desk.
Jamie Kerr, CFA
Head of Capital Formation & Investor Relations
Jamie brings nearly a decade of experience in structured credit markets, with a background spanning both public and private securitized products. At Sardis, Jamie leverages his deep expertise in securitized products to lead capital formation efforts and strengthen relationships with institutional and advisory partners.
Prior to joining Sardis, Jamie began his career at Morgan Stanley following a successful internship in 2015. He worked exclusively on the Securitized Products desk as an Institutional Salesperson, covering a diverse range of clients including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
Jamie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from Denison University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
Prior to joining Sardis, Jamie began his career at Morgan Stanley following a successful internship in 2015. He worked exclusively on the Securitized Products desk as an Institutional Salesperson, covering a diverse range of clients including banks, asset managers, hedge funds, and private equity firms.
Jamie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Mathematics from Denison University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.
Daniel Saylor, CFA
Head of Trading and Portfolio Management
Daniel serves as Head of Trading and is a Portfolio Manager at Sardis Group, LLC. Prior to joining Sardis, Daniel spent fifteen years at Invesco Ltd., most recently serving as Head of CMBS and Director, CRE Debt at Invesco Mortgage Capital. In these roles, he led credit research and security selection across U.S., European, and Canadian commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and other commercial real estate related debt, and oversaw portfolio management and surveillance for institutional and retail fixed-income strategies. He joined Invesco in 2010 as an analyst on the Structured Securities team and also served as a Portfolio Manager.
Daniel began his career at Fort Washington Investment Advisors, where he supported the management and trading of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) portfolios, and conducted credit and market-risk analysis, surveillance, and portfolio analytics across the prime and subprime spectrum.
Daniel began his career at Fort Washington Investment Advisors, where he supported the management and trading of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) portfolios, and conducted credit and market-risk analysis, surveillance, and portfolio analytics across the prime and subprime spectrum.
Adam Langley
Chief Operating Officer
Adam Langley is the Chief Operating Officer at Sardis Group and is responsible for overseeing the firm’s operations and executing strategic initiatives. Adam has over 20 years of experience in operations and regulatory compliance of registered investment advisors, broker/dealers, registered investment funds, private funds, and commodity pools.
Prior to joining Sardis, Adam spent over 10 years at Angel Oak Capital Advisers where he served as Chief Compliance Officer and most recently as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the firm's operations, compliance, and risk management teams. Before Angel Oak, Adam was with Invesco where he supervised a team of compliance officers responsible for trade monitoring and forensic testing of the firm’s mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and separately managed accounts. He began his career with Aspen Partners where he was responsible for all regulatory and compliance matters and led the formation of the firm’s broker/dealer and the launch of several fund offerings, including a registered mutual fund.
Adam holds a B.B.A. degree in Management from the University of West Georgia and holds the Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) designation granted by the FINRA Institute at Georgetown.
Prior to joining Sardis, Adam spent over 10 years at Angel Oak Capital Advisers where he served as Chief Compliance Officer and most recently as Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the firm's operations, compliance, and risk management teams. Before Angel Oak, Adam was with Invesco where he supervised a team of compliance officers responsible for trade monitoring and forensic testing of the firm’s mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and separately managed accounts. He began his career with Aspen Partners where he was responsible for all regulatory and compliance matters and led the formation of the firm’s broker/dealer and the launch of several fund offerings, including a registered mutual fund.
Adam holds a B.B.A. degree in Management from the University of West Georgia and holds the Certified Regulatory and Compliance Professional (CRCP) designation granted by the FINRA Institute at Georgetown.
Ryan Daniels
Investment Associate
Ryan sits on the investment team at Sardis Group, LLC, and has been involved since the early stages of developing the firm’s investment platform and analytical infrastructure. He brings a background spanning data science and applied research, with a focus on building analytical systems and investment research.
Before joining Sardis, Ryan worked as a Data Scientist at Inspire Brands, where he developed data pipelines and machine-learning models supporting commodity hedging and labor optimization. He also conducted academic research at Georgia Tech on fintech credit markets and digital lending and began working in operational consulting focused on logistics optimization.
Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance) from the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating with highest honors.
Before joining Sardis, Ryan worked as a Data Scientist at Inspire Brands, where he developed data pipelines and machine-learning models supporting commodity hedging and labor optimization. He also conducted academic research at Georgia Tech on fintech credit markets and digital lending and began working in operational consulting focused on logistics optimization.
Ryan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Finance) from the Georgia Institute of Technology, graduating with highest honors.
William McLanahan
Investment Associate
William brings five years of software development and solutions engineering experience, with a background focused on building highly efficient technology and datacenter deployments.
At Sardis Group, William is on the investment team and is involved in the development of the firm’s analytical and technological frameworks.
Before Sardis, William was with Streaming Global, a software startup focused on developing cutting-edge data and media delivery systems.
William holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
At Sardis Group, William is on the investment team and is involved in the development of the firm’s analytical and technological frameworks.
Before Sardis, William was with Streaming Global, a software startup focused on developing cutting-edge data and media delivery systems.
William holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
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