Mr. Griffin is a Managing Director in the Investment Management team and leads Rialto’s acquisition & asset management activities on the West Coast. Since joining Rialto Capital Management, LLC in 2011, Mr. Griffin has been involved in over $3 billion of direct real estate investments and financings across all property types.
In addition to his responsibility leading the West Coast office in Santa Monica, CA., Mr. Griffin is a key member of the Senior Investment Management Team and has spearheaded the firms’ efforts in expanding into alternative asset classes, including self-storage and life-science. Prior to assuming his most recent role in 2017, Mr. Griffin was based in Rialto’s New York office and was responsible for sourcing, underwriting and structuring debt and equity investments across the firm’s various real estate funds and separate accounts.
Mr. Griffin joined Rialto in the summer of 2011 upon obtaining his MBA in real estate and finance from Columbia Business School. Prior to attending Columbia Business School, Mr. Griffin worked in various capacities at Macerich, a major mall REIT located in Santa Monica, CA. Mr. Griffin is a graduate of UCLA with a BA in International Relations.
