Chris is CEO of Longbridge Financial, a leading reverse mortgage lender. Longbridge is a mission driven company committed to helping older Americans responsibly use home equity for a better retirement. He has led Longbridge's growth from a startup company in 2012 to the industry’s second-largest lender and securitizer.Longbridge is an industry innovator in creating new products and features and its customers give the company an “Excellent” rating on Trustpilot. The company works with partners in home building, at-home care and financial planning. As well, Longbridge is a leading reverse mortgage servicer, with a portfolio of 44,000 loans and a strong track record of faithfully serving its clients. Chris holds the title of Paul Milstein Professor Emeritus at Columbia Business School where he previously served as Senior Vice Dean and Director of the Milstein Center for Real Estate. During his time at Columbia, he was active in advising policy makers, including testifying six times at US House and Senate Committees and writing a commissioned report for the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Chris is author of numerous articles on housing and credit markets published in leading academic journals and continues to be quoted in the press about developments in housing and commercial real estate. See the Bloomberg profile of Longbridge Financial's founding: "Columbia Business School Professor Christopher Mayer says he’s so convinced that reverse mortgages can be a cornerstone of responsible retirement planning that he’s gone into the business."http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-17/professor-puts-ideas-in-practice-as-reverse-mortgage-ceo.html