This on-demand video will cover the first portion of CREFC's CMBS 101. The following topics will be reviewed by leading industry experts:
Mr. Behlman is the
President and Chief Investment Officer of the Real Estate Investment &
Servicing segment for Starwood Property Trust. The role includes oversight of
CMBS investments and the Special Servicing unit, LNR Partners. Prior to this
Adam was the Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director of Capital Markets and
Investment Strategies for LNR since 2011. Prior to Starwood, Adam was the head
of the Real Estate Finance and CMBS division of UBS. From 1997 through 2006,
Adam was head of Structuring and Analytics at Deutsche Bank.
Mr. Behlman holds Bachelor of Arts from Queens College, CUNY in both Accounting
and Information Systems and Economics.
Jan Sternin is a Senior Vice President and Managing Director
and is responsible for business development across the servicing platform. Jan
has more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior
to joining Berkadia, she was responsible for business development, marketing
and communications for Situs. Additionally, Ms. Sternin previously served as
Senior Vice President of Commercial and Multifamily for the Mortgage Bankers
Association and CEO of MISMO, the MBA’s technology initiative for creating
uniform data standards for the real estate finance community. Previously, Ms.
Sternin held the position of Senior Vice President at Midland Loan Services
responsible for marketing and sales activities. Ms. Sternin has worked with
numerous governmental agencies including the Resolution Trust Corporation,
Office of Thrift Supervision, Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation,
and the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Ms. Sternin currently serves on the
Commercial Real Estate Finance Council Board of Governors. Ms. Sternin earned a
B.S. in Business Administration, and an M.B.A. from the University of Missouri
at Kansas City. Ms. Sternin also holds the Certified Mortgage Banker
designation.
Mr. Freedman has been working in various facets of the real
estate industry for eleven years. Prior to joining Eightfold in January 2013 he
was employed by LNR Partners, LLC for almost three years and was most recently
an Associate in the Investment Management division of the Real Estate Finance
and Servicing Group. Mr. Freedman’s core responsibilities were focused on
underwriting new issue and secondary market CMBS opportunities. He also took a
leadership role in the ongoing effort to re-underwrite high priority assets in
the company’s core portfolio. Prior to this, Mr. Freedman was a graduate of the
LNR Analyst Rotational Program, where he spent time in the Asset Management and
REO divisions working on loan workouts and asset dispositions.
Prior to joining LNR, Mr. Freedman worked for Duff & Phelps Corporation in
the Real Estate Consulting Group of their Valuation Advisory Services division.
His role at Duff & Phelps was to prepare commercial property valuations for
appraisals and other various client needs.
Mr. Freedman received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate
and Urban Land Economics and Accounting from The University of
Wisconsin-Madison in May 2008.