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Brian McChesney
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Brian McChesney
Brian McChesney is Director of Capital Markets at Weyland Ventures. Mr. McChesney is responsible to structure, negotiate & close on all project financing, in coordination with internal & external team members, as well as to manage and cultivate relationships with lenders, debt placement agents and mortgage bankers.
Brian has over 30 years experience in the commercial real estate finance and investment industry. Prior to joining Weyland Ventures, he was Managing Director of Loan Originations for Money360, a private equity-based national commercial real estate lender. Prior to that, he was a Vice President and commercial real estate lender for two regional banks in Louisville, originating construction, bridge and term loans on all forms of commercial property in the Midwest. He was also VP/Loan Producer for Grandbridge Real Estate Capital in Louisville (now Bellwether), representing clients in structuring and placing perm & bridge loans with life companies, agencies, debt funds, banks and CMBS platforms.
Previous to that, Brian was a Senior Director & regional team leader with AEGON USA Realty Advisors for 11 years, with loan production responsibility for several southeastern states, including Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas, and also responsible for a commercial real estate loan portfolio of approximately $1.8B. While at AEGON he also participated in the coordination and drafting of a third party asset management business plan for the company’s real estate investment group.
Mr. McChesney was formerly a Captain in the United States Air Force, and earned his Bachelor of Science/Commerce degree in Management from the University of Louisville, and a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from Golden Gate University. He also holds a private pilot certificate and is a member of AOPA & Civil Air Patrol (Bowman Field Senior Squadron KY-214).
Brian is married and has 3 adult sons. He and his wife (Jody) are blessed to have 4 granddaughters.