Brian Harris

Brian Richard Harris is the founder of Ladder Capital Corp., founded in 2008, where the title held is Chief Executive Officer & Director.
Mr. Harris was the founder of Ladder Capital Finance Holdings LLLP, founded in 2008, with the title Chief Executive Officer & Director.
Mr. Harris is the founder of Ladder Capital Asset Management LLC, founded in 2011, holding the title Chief Executive Officer.
Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Ladder Capital Realty Finance, Inc. since 2009 and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Ladder Capital Finance LLC since 2013.
Former jobs include Managing Director & Senior Partner at Dillon Read Capital Management (2007), Director at UBS Investment Bank (US) (2003–2005), Principal at Chemical Bank Corp.
(1986), MD & Head of Global Commercial Real Estate at UBS Securities LLC (1999–2006), Principal at Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (1994), Principal at Salomon Brothers (1988), Principal at Lehman Brothers Bancorp, Inc. (1989–1991), Head-Commercial Mortgage Trading at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (1999), Principal at Daiwa Securities Trust Co., and Principal at Smith Barney & Co., Inc. (1996).
Education includes undergraduate and MBA degrees from State University of New York at Albany.