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Chip is the Co-CEO of Greystone’s Agency lending platforms. He is responsible for business development with certain key investment banks, borrowers, commercial banks, and mortgage bankers. Chip has been in a leadership role at Greystone for over 14 years, and has over 20 years of total commercial real estate finance experience. Previously, he served as Chief Underwriter of Greystone’s Agency lending platform.

Prior to joining Greystone, Mr. Hudson helped Nationwide Life build its capital markets lending platform.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College.

Mark has overall responsibility for Greystone’s non-Agency lending activities, including its CMBS business and its bridge and mezzanine lending efforts. Mark has been working in commercial real estate and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) since 1983, and has a broad base of expertise in securitization, origination, underwriting, marketing, and asset management.

Immediately prior to joining Greystone, Mark served as President and COO of the publicly-traded mortgage REIT CRIIMI MAE Inc. (NYSE: CMM), which invested in subordinate commercial mortgage-backed securities. While there, he successfully managed a going-private merger transaction, which included serving as acting CEO during the 12-month merger process. Earlier in his career, he held senior positions in the CMBS groups at Merrill Lynch, Daiwa Securities, and Greenwich Capital, among other firms, from 1986-2002.

Mark earned a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia College, Columbia University. He also holds a Master of Public Affairs degree from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.