Sadhvi Subramanian

Sadhvi Subramanian has quickly made her mark at U.S. Bank since she was hired last November to lead commercial real estate efforts for the East region following a 20-year stint at Capital One, including as mid-Atlantic market manager.

Subramanian is aggressively expanding her team as she looks to grow the Minneapolis-based bank’s CRE lending volume in additional markets, including Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Ohio, the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.

“U.S. Bank did not have a strong presence in the D.C. region, and that is one of the reasons I have been brought on — to try and grow the market here,” Subramanian said. “We have a big presence in the rest of the country and we’re looking to really grow in my market areas.”

While only a few months into her new role, Subramanian already has a financing pipeline of $1.5 billion, including $1 billion in D.C. across asset classes such as multifamily and industrial — as well as select office and retail. She said the bank is making a big push to grow its construction lending in particular across multiple sectors.

Despite market uncertainty over interest rates and cap rates, Subramanian expects there to be continued lending opportunities in the D.C. region given the area’s high-profile companies and educated workforce, coupled with its public transportation infrastructure.

“We see a lot of capital opportunities for borrowers,” she said. “Long-term prospects look very positive for D.C.”

In addition to stepping up U.S. Bank’s eastern region lending activity, Subramanian, an advisory board member with the Commercial Real Estate Women D.C. chapter, has been active in looking to enhance the company’s long-standing efforts on diversity, equity and inclusion. In late May, the bank, along with the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), announced a new all-female mentoring program with Project Destined that will work with women from historically Black colleges and universities as well as universities in Southern California.