Greystone appoints Hafize Gaye Erkan as CEO

Greystone has appointed Hafize Gaye Erkan as its CEO.

Her responsibilities include accelerating the firm’s core commercial and multifamily real estate lending and capital markets business, through investments in technology, operations, and people. This will include continued commitment to Greystone’s strategic joint venture with Cushman & Wakefield. In addition, leveraging Greystone’s client-centric approach, she will expand the business into adjacent financial services, including expanded lending products, and private wealth management, as well as real estate and fintech fund management.

Erkan most recently served as co-CEO, president and board member at publicly traded First Republic Bank. Before joining First Republic, she was the head of financial institutions group analytics and strategies for Goldman Sachs, where she worked for nearly a decade advising financial institution boards of directors and executive management teams.