| Barry Stuart Sternlicht |
Barry Stuart Sternlicht founded Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC in 1995, where he worked as Chairman from 2004 to 2005, Starwood Capital Group Management LLC in 1991, where he is working as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 1991, Third Wave Acquisition Corp. in 2007, where he worked as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer in 2011, and various other companies. Mr. Sternlicht also founded Baccarat New York LLC, 1 Hotel South Beach, where he is working as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, and Jaws Juggernaut Acquisition Corp., where he is working as Chairman. Mr. Sternlicht also currently works at Starwood Property Trust, Inc., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2009, J.A.W.S. Estates Capital LLC, as Chief Executive Officer, SCG Atlas Bayview REIT LLC, as Chief Executive Officer, and various other companies. Mr. Sternlicht also formerly worked at Spitfire Sponsor LLC, as Chief Executive Officer, Riviera Holdings Corp., as Chairman, Riviera Operating Corp., as Chairman, and various other companies. Mr. Sternlicht received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Beverly Codesido-Hernandez |
Beverly Codesido-Hernandez currently works at Starwood Property Trust, Inc., as Chief Information Officer from 2022. |
| Heather N. Bennett |
Heather N. Bennett currently works as a Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. |
| Dennis Schuh |
Dennis Schuh is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Trustee at Starwood Credit Real Estate Income Trust since 2023. He is also the Chief Originations Officer at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. since 2016. Additionally, he is a Member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc., The Urban Land Institute, and the Mortgage Bankers Association. Previously, he worked as a Managing Director & Head-CMBS Banking at JP Morgan & Co. He was also a Member-Governors Board at Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. from 2006 to 2008. Mr. Schuh completed his undergraduate degree at Georgetown University. |
| Lindy Smiley |
Lindy Smiley has worked as the Chief Human Resources Officer & Managing Director at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. since 2010. |
| Mark Cagley |
Mark Cagley is currently the Chief Credit Officer at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and is also a Member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree at Louisiana State University and earned an MBA from the University of Houston. |
| Denise Persau Tait |
Denise Persau Tait is currently the President-Starwood Infrastructure Finance at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and is also a Member at National Charity League, Inc. Previously, she worked at GE Energy Financial Services Inc as a Managing Director from 2012 to 2018. She completed her undergraduate degree at Kogod School of Business. |
| Jeffrey F. DiModica |
Jeffrey F. DiModica is currently the President & Managing Director at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. and a Managing Director at Starwood Capital Group LLC. He is also a Director at Virtual Enterprises International, Inc., Woodstar Feeder REIT LLC, and a Member of Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. Previously, he worked as the Head-Sales & Strategy at Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (Connecticut Branch) from 2001 to 2014 and served as the President of MitoAction. He completed his undergraduate degree at Boston University in 1989 and obtained an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth in 1993. |
| Adam Behlman |
Adam Behlman is currently the Treasurer & Director at Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc., President-Real Estate Investing & Servicing at Starwood Property Trust, Inc., and President at Starwood Mortgage Capital LLC. Previously, he served as Chairman & President at Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. from 2020 to 2021. He also held positions as Chief Risk Officer & Head-Capital Markets at LNR Partners LLC and Head-Real Estate Finance & CMBS Division at UBS Investment Bank. Mr. Behlman received an undergraduate degree from Queens College. |
| Frederick P. Perpall |
Frederick P. Perpall is currently the Chief Executive Officer at The Beck Group since 2013. He is also an Independent Director at FedEx Corp. since 2021 and at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. since 2020. Additionally, he holds positions as a Director at the Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce, a Member at The United States Golf Association, Inc., and a Member at The American Institute of Architects. Previously, he served as the Chairman-Elect at Dallas Citizens Council and as an Independent Director at Triumph Financial, Inc. from 2016 to 2022. He has also held positions as a Director at The Carter Center, Inc. and at TBK Bank SSB. Mr. Perpall completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at The University of Texas at Arlington. |
| Debbie Lynn Harmon |
Debbie Lynn Harmon is the founder of Artemis Real Estate Partners LLC, which was founded in 2009. She holds the title of Chief Executive Officer at Artemis Real Estate Partners LLC starting in 2014. Ms. Harmon's current job(s) include being an Independent Director at Starwood Property Trust, Inc. since 2023, a Director at Urban Alliance Foundation, a Director at Seizing Every Opportunity, a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., a Member of The Economic Club of Washington, and a Principal at Caravel Management LLC since 2008. Ms. Harmon's former job(s) include being an Independent Director at Forest City Enterprises LP, a Director at Avis Group Holdings LLC from 1977 to 2001, a Director at Women for Women International, Inc., a Director at Pension Real Estate Association, a Managing Director at Bankers Trust & Co., an Independent Director at Forest City Realty Trust, Inc. from 2008 to 2018, an Advisor at JER Management LLC, the President & Chief Investment Officer at J.E. Robert Cos. from 1992 to 2008, and a Trustee at The Urban Land Institute. Ms. Harmon's education history includes an undergraduate degree from The Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
