Christopher Kosonen

传：Chris Kosonen is a Managing Director at JP Morgan and has been actively involved in the commercial real estate finance industry for over 20 years. At JP Morgan, Mr. Kosonen is responsible for the origination, underwriting, closing, and structuring of debt investments (first mortgage and subordinate debt) secured by commercial real estate for CMBS and the firm’s balance sheet. Prior to joining JP Morgan, Mr. Kosonen was a Vice President at Starwood Capital Group and was responsible for the origination and acquisition of debt investments, including first mortgage, mezzanine and preferred equity investments for Starwood Property Trust, Inc., which is a publicly traded mortgage REIT that is externally managed and advised by Starwood Capital Group. Before joining Starwood Capital, Mr. Kosonen had similar roles at Macquarie Capital and LaSalle Bank. Mr. Kosonen received his Bachelor of Science in Finance, magna cum laude, from Villanova University and his Master of Science in Real Estate Development with honors from Columbia University.