CREF Private Credit Finance Council

Derek Vander Veen, CCMS, CRI®
Vice Chair
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
West Des Moines, IA

Travis Adams
Director-Commercial Mortgage Loans
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company
Canton, MA

Ryon Aguirre
Senior Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Funds Debt Ratings Funds
Kroll Bond Rating Agency
New York, NY

Marty Allen, CCMS
Head of Capital Markets
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
Charlotte, NC

Ryan Attenson
Managing Director of Originations
Fairbridge Asset Management, LLC
Darien, CT

Preston Ball
Acquisitions
Fairview Partners, LLC
Seattle, WA

Issa Bannourah, CFA
Senior Vice President & Treasurer
Walker & Dunlop, LLC
Bethesda, MD

Gary Bechtel
Chief Executive Officer
Red Oak Capital Holdings, LLC
Charlotte, NC

Robert R Bedwell, III
Managing Director Debt Capital Markets
Lument
New York, NY

Paul Boudier
Director
Elite Real Estate Network
Sacramento, CA

David M Brickman
President
D2 Asset Management
Washington, DC

Kelli Burke
Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Finance | Policy & Strategic Industry Engagement
Mortgage Bankers Association
Washington, DC

Maggie Burke
Senior Vice President
Capital One Commercial Real Estate
Bethesda, MD

Victor Calanog, PhD, CRE, FRICS
Manulife Real Estate Finance Group
Short Hills, NJ

Michael Cale
SVP - Capital Markets
Berkadia
Ambler, PA

Nic Carniglia
Director
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
San Francisco, CA

Christine Chandler
2026 MBA Chair; Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer
M&T Realty Capital Corporation
Baltimore, MD

Betty Chilese
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Manager
Washington Capital
San Francisco, CA

Gregg Christensen
Managing Director
Southwell Realty Capital
Huntington Station, NY

Monique Clarke, Jr.
Asset Manager
The Community Preservation Corporation
New York, NY

Mike Cleaver
Managing Director
Emerald Creek Capital, LLC
New York, NY

Ray Cleeman
Principal, Head of Capital Markets
Pensam Capital, LLC
Miami, FL

Tobin Cobb
Managing Partner
3650 Capital
Miami, FL

David A. Cohen
Managing Director and Chief Production Officer Co-Head National Bridge Lending
Ready Capital
New York, NY

Jack M. Cohen, CMB, CRI
Managing Member
ArrowMark Partners
Denver, CO

Jeremy Cohen
Senior Vice President
Citco Loan Services (USA) Inc.
New York, NY

Hal Collett
Chief Executive Officer | Debt & Structured Finance
Colliers
Minneapolis, MN

Edward Corbett
Executive Managing Director - Head of MF Strategy
Newmark
Washington, DC

Kathleen F. Corton
Co-Head, CRE
Saluda Grade
New York, NY

William Cox
Chief Rating Officer
Kroll Bond Rating Agency
New York, NY

John DesRochers
Senior Originator
Argentic
New York, NY

Puja Devi
Capital Markets Analyst
Newmark
New York, NY

Brandon Dornier
VP
J.P. Morgan
New York, NY

Boots Dunlap
CEO
RRA Capital
New York, NY

Michael R. Dury
President & Chief Executive Officer
Merchants Capital Corp.
Carmel, IN

Hayden Earle
Director - Asset Management
Trimont
Dallas, TX

Noreen Engler
SVP
Citco Loan Services (USA) Inc.
New York, NY

Jeffrey Erxleben
President - Debt & Equity
Northmarq
Dallas, TX

Jim Evans
CEO/President
Strategic Property Associates/Strategic Asset Services
Foothill Ranch, CA

Kevin Fagan
Senior Director & Head of CRE Capital Markets
Moody's Analytics CRE
New York, NY

John Faheem, MBA
National Executive
Altisource Portfolio Solutions, Inc.
Huntington Beach, CA

Hamza Fayyaz
VP, Loan Syndication
Arbor Realty Trust
Uniondale, NY

Tyler Figley, SVP Credit
Analyst
Affinius Capital
San Antonio, TX

Mark Fogel
Chief Executive Officer & President
ACRES Capital
Uniondale, NY

Kelly Follain
EVP & Head Of Multifamily
Fannie Mae Multifamily
Washington, DC

Adam Fox
Senior Director
Fitch Ratings
New York, NY

Drew Fung
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Clarion Partners
Rye, NY

Elaine Furnari
Head of Loan Services
Citco Loan Services (USA) Inc.
New York, NY

Michael Gigliotti
Senior Managing Director Co-Head
JLL Capital Markets
New York, NY

Britt Goodwin
Managing Director
Walker & Dunlop, LLC
Denver, CO

Bhavna Goyal
Senior Director
Lument
Hudson, NJ

Peter Grabell
Managing Director, Head of Production
Pace Loan Group
San Diego, CA

Kevin Grace
Sr. Underwriter
BWE
Charlotte, NC

Julian Grey
Executive Vice President, Mortgage & Capital Markets Product Management
ICE Mortgage Technology
Pleasanton, CA

Jim Haas
Vice President
Origin Investments
Charlotte, NC

David A. Harrison
Chief Operating Officer
PNC Real Estate
Overland Park, KS

Jim Hays
Internal Auditor
Churchill Stateside Group LLC
Clearwater, FL

Eric Hillison
Head of Origination
ArrowMark Partners
Denver, CO

Kelly M Hoy
Chief Legal Officer
BWE
Cleveland, OH

Brett Jackson
Voya Investment Management
Atlanta, GA

John C. Jacobs
Principal
PGIM
Los Angeles,

Christopher H. Johns, Jr. , CRI
Regional Vice President, Commercial Mortgage Loans
OneAmerica Financial Partners
Indianapolis, IN

Adam Jutte
Analyst
Bloomfield Capital
Birmingham, MI

Jon Kapit
Managing Director, Investments
Access Point Financial
Atlanta, GA

Lilly Kaufmann
Director
UBS
New York, NY

Lauren M. Keefe, Esq.
Attorney
Miles & Stockbridge
Washington, DC

Steve Kennedy
Executive Managing Director
VIUM Capital
Columbus, OH

Michael Klein
Chief Executive Officer
Freedom Financial Funds, LLC
Scottsdale, AZ

Annais Klock
Chief Operating Officer
Gradient Mortgage Capital, LLC
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Bali Kumar, Esq.
Chief Operating Officer
Pace Loan Group
Minneapolis, MN

Greg Kwok
Vice President
Berkadia
Irvine, CA

George Lane
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Auction.com
Plano, TX

Michael Lavipour
Affinius Capital
San Antonio, TX

Andy Lien
Principal
Miles & Stockbridge
Washington, DC

Adrian Lopez Jauregui
Senior Asset Manager - Agency
BWE
Cleveland, OH

Joe Lovell, CRI
Chief Administrative Officer
Colliers
Minneapolis, MN

Matt MacCaughelty
Director of Strategic Capital Partnerships
BWE
Charlotte, NC

Jacob Magid, SVP
Director
Rialto Management Group, LLC
New York, NY

Yahya Mahmoud
President
Quentrex
Oakville, ON

Jeffrey T. Majewski
Executive Managing Director
CBRE Capital Markets
Houston, TX

Nicole Malaske
Executive Director, Flood & Insurance Center of Excellence
J.P. Morgan
New York, NY

Solomon Maman
Manager
Maman LLC
Chicago, IL

David Manser
President/ Chief Lending Officer
The BLC Companies
Irvine, CA

Anton Mattli
Co-Founder & CEO
Peak Financing, LLC
McKinney, TX

Joseph McBride, CFA
Sr Director, Revenue
SitusAMC
Houston, TX

Bryan McDonnell
Head of U.S. Debt & Chair of Global Debt
PGIM
Arlington, VA

Stewart McQueen
Partner
Dechert LLP
,

Vince Mejia
SVP, Agency Production
Greystone
New York, NY

Nicholas Meli
Managing Director
Access Point Financial
Atlanta, GA

Susan Mello, Esq.
Executive VP & Group Head | Capital Markets
Walker & Dunlop, LLC
Bethesda, MD

Chad Milbrandt
Senior Vice President, Special Servicing Senior Portfolio Manager
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
Leawood, KS

Stephanie T. Milner
Associate General Counsel | Legal Division
Freddie Mac Multifamily
McLean, VA

Steven W. Moreira, CCIM
Magic Properties
Longwood, FL

Mike Morey
EVP, Debt Capital Markets
Peachtree Group
Atlanta, GA

Eric Neglia
Global Head, Corporate Portfolio Finance and Business Lending
Kroll Bond Rating Agency
New York, NY

Christopher Niederpruem
Managing Director & Group Head
First Citizens Bank Commercial
New York, NY

Adam Oates
Head of Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital LLC
Charlotte, NC

Stephen O'Shaughnessy
Originations
CoreVest Finance
Irvine, CA

Chris Painter
Chief Underwriter
Sheridan Capital
,

Reena Pally
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
MetLife Investment Management
Whippany, NJ

Jeff Patton
EVP, National Director of Agency Relationships
BWE
Birmingham, AL

Jonathan C. Perea, MBA
Senior Associate
NYL Real Estate Investors
New York, NY

Robbie Pinkas
SVP
Pace Loan Group
Minneapolis, MN

John Randall
Head of Production
Colliers
Charlotte, NC

Mark E. Reichter
Principal
Gantry
San Francisco, CA

Michael Riccio
Co-Head of National Production
CBRE Capital Markets
Hartford, CT

Judith Ricks, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Research
Mortgage Bankers Association
Washington, DC

Charles J. Rigoglioso
Associate Director
Berkadia
New York, NY

Matthew Rocco, Sr.
2023 MBA Chairman; President
Colliers
Charlotte, NC

Matthew Rocco
Real Estate Associate
Voya Investment Management
Atlanta, GA

Jessica Rossi
ACRES Capital
Uniondale, NY

Blake Rudolph
Executive Director, Servicing
PGIM
Dallas, TX

David Ruiz
Managing Director, Operations
ACORE Capital
Larkspur, CA

Jacky Salazar, CCMS
Associate Vice President
Mortgage Bankers Association
Washington, DC

Joe Salzer
Senior Associate
CRE Bridge Capital
Chicago, IL

Adetayo O Sanusi, Jr.
Investment Banking Analyst
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
New York, NY

Shivam Shah
Vice President
Saluda Grade
New York, NY

Rosie Sheehan
Director, Business Development
SS&C Technologies, Inc.
Windsor, CT

Faizal Sheriff
UBS
New York, NY

Adam Simon
Principal
KKR
New York, NY

Robert L. Slatt
Principal
Gantry
San Francisco, CA

Thomas Speller
Senior Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Funds Debt Rating Funds
Kroll Bond Rating Agency
New York, NY

Jan Sternin, CMB
Senior Vice President, Managing Director
Berkadia
New York, NY

Stefanie Stewart
Senior Vice President
Voya Investment Management
Atlanta, GA

Tim L. Stoner
Senior Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
Affinius Capital
San Antonio, TX

Robert Stout, CRI
President & CEO
Q10 Capital, LLC
Salt Lake City, UT

Raymond Su
Director
AGP Capital, LLC
Los Angeles, CA

Ike Suri
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
FundingShield LLC
Newport Beach, CA

Alison Taylor
Vice President
PGIM
New York, NY

Dan Trebil
Executive Vice President, Regional Managing Director
Northmarq
Bloomington, MN

Brent K. Truscott
Partner
Bloomfield Capital
Birmingham, MI

Ramkumar Venkataraman
Cofounder & CTO
Sei Software Technologies Inc.
Lewes, DE

Dean Wang
Senior Vice President
Emerald Creek Capital, LLC
New York, NY

Sean Whitlock
Managing Principal
Whitlock Capital Group, LLC
Minneapolis, MN

Seth Wiener
NY Regional Market Manager
Capital One Commercial Real Estate
Bethesda, NY

Alison Williams
Walker & Dunlop, LLC
Bethesda, MD

Cooper Williams
President
Essex Financial Group
Denver, CO

Jamie Woodwell
Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement
Mortgage Bankers Association
Washington, DC

Hecheng Yang
Student
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA