Congratulations to Chris Kosonen on his recent promotion to Co-Head of Originations at JPMorgan alongside Joe Geoghan, both reporting to Real Estate Structured-Finance Chief Brian Baker.

Serving as longtime Managing Director, Chris has been actively involved in the commercial real estate finance industry for over 15 years. At JP Morgan, Chris 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, Chris was a VP 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, Chris had similar roles at Macquarie Capital and LaSalle Bank.