Jeff Pirhalla serves as the Managing Director, Production for Red Oak Capital Holdings. In this position he leads the company’s loan origination strategy and production initiatives for the firm’s lending platform. Bringing more than 25 years of national lending experience across Agency, CMBS, bridge and portfolio executions, Pirhalla will report to Chief Credit Officer Matthew Webster and work closely with Chief Executive Officer Gary Bechtel.

Prior to joining Red Oak, Jeff served as Executive Vice President for BankFinancial, where he led the bank’s national commercial real estate lending platform, overseeing origination, underwriting, and portfolio performance across multifamily and commercial real estate. Previously, he served as a Director at Greystone, originating Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, CMBS, bridge and FHA loans nationwide across institutional-quality multifamily and commercial real estate assets. Earlier in his career, Pirhalla led CBRE’s Bank Correspondent Lending practice, providing off-balance-sheet commercial and multifamily real estate lending solutions for banks, credit unions and mortgage bankers. 

Pirhalla is a Certified Commercial Banker & Credit Analyst (CBCA) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from Marylhurst University. Pirhalla has also earned certificates related to Artificial Intelligence in Real Estate and Business Strategy from Columbia University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.