BRIAN TORTORELLA

Managing Director, Head of Mortgage & Real Estate Debt Alternatives

Brian is the Head of Mortgage & Real Estate Debt Alternatives and has over 20 years of experience in the investment industry. In his role, Brian is responsible for the management and oversight of the New York investment team as well as the strategic vision of the business.

Prior to joining Smith Graham, Brian started and ran the Residential Mortgage group at Five Mile Capital Partners where he spent over 9 years responsible for raising, investing and managing over $800 million of equity through both commingled funds and investment vehicles with residential mortgage exclusive strategies. Brian’s earlier work experiences include being a Director of Mortgage Trading at UBS and an Associate Director at Goldman Sachs’ Mortgage Trading Group. He began his career at Ernst and Young LLP auditing financial services firms and has the CPA designation.

Brian received his BS in Accounting from Villanova University.