Our management team is comprised of seasoned professionals with over 100 years of combined investing experience, 15 years of working in association and a track record of having closed thousands of CRE loans totaling in excess of $40 billion. The team is a rare and tightly-knit unit, with deep expertise in the complexities of commercial real estate debt, including property underwriting, credit analysis, risk management and origination.

Andrew J. Sossen

Chief Operating Officer &
General Counsel

Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

Andrew J. Sossen is Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of Starwood Property Trust, Inc.

Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sossen served as the General Counsel of KKR Financial Holdings LLC, a publicly traded specialty finance company, and KKR Asset Management, where he was a member of senior management and was integrally involved in the policy and strategic decision-making, as well as in the day-to-day operations of the business. Mr. Sossen's legal career began at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP where he was a member of the firm's corporate department specializing in capital markets and mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Sossen received both his Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.