Lead debt capital sourcing and structuring for US portfolio of privately-controlled global owner and manager of CBD office, high street retail, and hospitality real estate, with assets in markets such as New York City, Miami, Seattle, and Denver.Serve on executive management team, reporting to Co-Owners and working in partnership with CFO, Head of Acquisitions, and Head of Asset Management. Act as primary contact for balance sheet and CMBS lenders.• Restructured and extended ~$1.5B in CMBS loans with multi-tranche sub-debt, including $1.1B on 375 Park Ave• Restructured, extended, and upsized ~$750M in balance sheet loans with multi-tranche sub-debt (477 Madison Ave and Paramount Hotel)• Originated acquisition and new financings (~$350M), including Cartier Store Soho and 980 Madison Ave (preferred equity)

Drove investment and capital markets strategy on senior management team for family-controlled retail operator and developer with portfolio of 15 enclosed malls and power centers (17.8M SF total). Generated and executed acquisition, investment, and financing strategies, reporting to the CEO and working with Board of Directors. Served as cultural change agent, repositioning strategy during period of leadership change after 2008 financial crisis. Co-managed finance team of 20.Financial Management• Served as primary contact for CMBS and balance sheet lenders, investment banks/brokers, and equity investors• Led analysis of property financials, leasing, and development objectives across portfolio to inform capital and asset management decisions• Partnered with CFO to advise on financial reporting, accounting, tax-related matters, and treasury managementDeal Structuring & Execution• Reintroduced company into capital markets by leveraging personal relationships with lenders to complete over $3B in debt transactions, de-risking debt maturity schedule and obtaining additional liquidity• Sourced acquisition as operating partnership transaction on a REO shopping center outside of Washington D.C.; spearheaded all aspects of underwriting and joint venture negotiation process• Led capital fundraising for first hotel developments in portfolio by selecting Hilton brands and third-party management company• Executed alternative funding strategies to raise liquidity and restructure debt; involved in re-entitlement/disposition of big-box retail to multi-family developer and accessing of credit-tenant lease market

Led team of five in asset management and risk management of $10B CRE credit facility portfolio. Executed restructures to mitigate liquidity risk and optimize collateral in challenging capital markets.• Reduced mezzanine fund commitments by $600M• Eliminated $4B of subscription lines of credit to opportunity funds with no loss via syndicated loans/payoffs

Completed $5.7B+ of CRE lending transactions. Originated, underwrote, and structured CRE financing (mortgage, mezzanine, LBO, and preferred equity loans). Led team of 30 and oversaw recruiting. Managed client portfolio including large public institutions, PE firms, and real estate companies.

Founded and built out Morgan Stanley’s first domestic securitization business in Australia and New Zealand, conducting research to assess long-term potential of domestic CRE lending platform. Structured and executed US$2B+ in cross-border residential mortgage transactions.

Purchased and securitized $1B+ of mortgages originated by financial institutions. Advised financial institutions seeking agented CMBS underwriting and distribution services. Established securitization partnerships with insurance companies.