Jonathan Lieblich, 33

Over his four years with Customers Bank in New York City, Jonathan Lieblich has worked on the commercial real estate team as a relationship manager. In that role, he’s responsible for originating new commercial real estate loans and managing an existing $1 billion loan book.

“We’ve been really busy over the last couple of years,” Lieblich said. “We’re really growing our loan book mostly in and around New York to private family offices, direct sponsors on various projects like multifamily, retail, mixed-use, office — really everything in our market.”

Lieblich came to the role with chops. After earning a bachelor’s degree in economics from Boston University in 2016, he rolled an internship in Flushing Bank’s commercial real estate department into a full-time job in originations, where he stayed for four years working on loan sizing and underwriting. He took a brief pause in lending to work in corporate real estate advisory at Actio Corporate Asset Advisors, where he spent nearly two years before getting courted by Customers.

In November 2025, Lieblich worked on a $36 million retail bridge loan in New Jersey. While he demurred on the details, he did say it’s a “reimagining” of a retail center that will help bring it into its next iteration, including new anchor tenants and new multifamily housing. He also recently worked on an $85 million note-on-note loan for a multifamily project in Brooklyn, a 13-story property with more than 150 apartments, a large amenities package and more than 10,000 square feet of retail.

Lieblich sees only growth ahead in the market.

“We have a really busy year,” he said. “We’re planning on closing, across the team, over $1 billion. … We’re really looking forward to continuing our momentum and supporting our clients.”