Jack Goldenberg, 27
Vice president within the commercial real estate group at Capital One
Jack Goldenberg’s first role out of Tulane University was as a production analyst for Capital One’s commercial real estate group, where he was put to work sizing, structuring and quoting new opportunities for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans. The hours were long and demanding, Goldenberg said, but also rewarding.
“We were seeing deals get signed up, we were doing a ton of business, and I saw pretty much right away that this is a good fit for me,” he said. “I was passionate and I was interested in the work.”
That passion and work ethic paid off. Goldenberg rose through the ranks at Capital One to become a vice president of the company’s CRE group, just five years after graduating.
Although there was a slight adjustment period for taking on a leadership role at such a young age, Goldenberg said that with time and help from his mentors he soon developed his own management style. In 2021, his first year in the role, Goldenberg completed about $1 billion of volume in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and bridge-to-agency deals.
Goldenberg said his career has been heavily influenced by both of his parents, though each comes from a different profession. His mother is a residential real estate broker in Westchester, N.Y., where Goldenberg grew up, while his father has an accounting background. Goldenberg’s sister also works in the commercial real estate industry as a production analyst.
“We both adopted a kind of hybrid of our parent’s skill sets,” Goldenberg said.
While a potential economic downturn in the coming year may correspond to a slower market, Goldenberg says he still sees plenty of opportunity to secure more business for Capital One. For now, Goldenberg said he will keep working and honing his passion for multifamily finance.
“It’s just a good mix of relationships and numbers,” Goldenberg said. “I’m balancing 10 different balls in the air at once, but being able to consistently hop on the phone and make sure that our deals are moving in the right direction — whether it’s clients, partners at Fannie and Freddie, counsel, third parties, underwriting, whoever it may be — it just gives me energy being able to bounce around and talk about deals throughout the day. It keeps me sharp.”
