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Spencer Garfield

Global Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Credit

Spencer Garfield is a Managing Director based in New York, and Global Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Credit. Mr. Garfield is responsible for managing a team of professionals focused on real estate credit originations, structuring, syndication, preferred equity investing and forming strategic relationships with real estate related companies.

Prior to joining Fortress in 2013, Mr. Garfield spent 12 years with Hudson Realty Capital LLC as a Managing Director responsible for loan originations, equity investments, business development and building and maintaining real estate industry relations. Mr. Garfield has received extensive recognition for his contributions to the commercial real estate and finance community.

Mr. Garfield received his B.S. from the University of Colorado, his Masters Degree in Real Estate Finance and Investment from New York University, and was an adjunct professor at NYU in the Masters in Real Estate Program for three years.