Thomas Podgorski

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, Inc. is a trade association for the commercial real estate finance industry. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. Its members include balance sheet and securitized lenders, loan and bond investors, private equity firms, servicers, and rating agencies. The council has been promoting liquidity, transparency, and efficiency in the commercial real estate finance markets for 30 years. It also acts as a legislative and regulatory advocate for the industry, setting market standards and best practices, and providing education for market participants.

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

Cigna Investments, Inc. (CII) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Formerly known as TimesSquare Capital Management, Inc., the firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Cigna Investment Group, Inc., ultimately held by The Cigna Group (NYSE: CI), a global health services company. CII provides investment advisory services to institutional clients comprised of Cigna affiliated insurance companies, their respective general and separate accounts, other Cigna affiliated companies, pension plans, charitable organizations and private funds.