ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Walt Sierotko
Walt Sierotko
Executive vice president & head of commercial real estate lending
Provident Bank
Sierotko is responsible for the strategic direction of its commercial lending function, as well as overseeing the management and development of the bank’s...
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Jeff Sica
Jeff Sica
Founder, president & chief investment officer
Circle Squared Alternative Investments
He continues to provide funding that helps projects across the state get to the finish line.
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Itay Ron
Itay Ron
Senior vice president of Northeast markets
Faropoint
The Hoboken-based, tech-enabled real estate investment firm focused on last-mile industrial properties, recently secured a $150 million acquisition line with a leading U.S. financial institution for its Industrial...
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Ira Robbins
Ira Robbins
Chair & CEO
Valley National Bank
The bank, which already has huge presence in New Jersey, is also growing in New York, Florida, Alabama, California and Illinois.
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Chris Maher
Chris Maher
Chair, president & CEO
OceanFirst
OceanFirst Bank, one of the largest and oldest community-based financial institutions headquartered in the state, delivers commercial and residential financing, treasury management, trust and asset management.
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Michael Klein
Michael Klein
Senior managing director
JLL
He is the lead of the Morristown-based practice alongside fellow Senior Managing Director, Jose Cruz, who spearheads JLL’s investment sales platform in the region.
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Bernel Hall
Bernel Hall
CEO
N.J. Community Capital
He leads the largest CDFI in state, one with four business lines: lending, real estate development, investment ventures and strategic community consulting.
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Richard Gerwitz
Richard Gerwitz
Managing director, co-head, community capital business
Citibank
Gerwitz oversees the lending to the affordable rental housing community in the U.S. and participates in a broad range of community building activities.
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Alberto Garofalo
Alberto Garofalo
President — New Jersey
Bank of America
Under Garofalo’s leadership, BofA has strengthened its status as a top business bank.
ROI Influencers: Real Estate 2024 — Tom Comiskey
Tom Comiskey
New Jersey Regional President
M&T Bank
Strong leader at one of the state’s go-to banks.
