John M. Waldeck, CMB, CRI

John Waldeck is the Head of Real Estate Debt Portfolio for Pacific Life Insurance Company, having joined the company in 1998. In this role, he oversees the combined Commercial, Agricultural, and Residential real estate debt portfolios that make up over $25 billion of Pacific Life’s general account investments. John’s diverse teams manage servicing (internal and external), reporting, construction administration, portfolio risk management, problem asset resolution, investment program guidelines, and underwriting guidelines/resources. John provides the origination teams support for the underwriting, analysis, structuring and closing processes for real estate debt investments. In addition, John assists with the engagement of participation programs, third party sourced investments, and rated real estate investments. John provides expertise to industry regulatory efforts and real estate trade associations. John also directs the development and training for Real Estate staff and provides real estate learning resources for other interested employees.