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Introducing the 2021 HousingWire Vanguards


If you were tasked with defining the word “leadership,” how would you explain what it means?

The word encapsulates so much, and yet according to Merriam-Webster, it can be summed up as “the power or ability to lead other people.”

If it’s simply the ability to lead others, the list of HousingWire Vanguard winners would be a lot longer. If it’s based on the ability to grow a company, cause or initiative, the housing industry would be filled with leaders, as it continuously broke record after record last year.

While all of this fits the standard definition, the word leadership here is the type of leader that many of us are inspired by and aspire to be — a Vanguard leader.

The following pages highlight 50 of the greatest leaders in the housing industry. They’re the executives who are changing the foundation of the industry.

To highlight a couple of the quotes that explain this best, John Berkowitz, co-founder and CEO at OJO Labs, when talking about his secret to his success, said, “My biggest secret to success is that I’m willing to take a community approach to building a company.” James Deitch, CEO at Teraverde, said his secret is believing team members are capable of extraordinary contributions. Along similar lines, Cathleen Schreiner Gates, CEO at SimpleNexus, said, “When I was promoted to my first management role, I was advised to find ways to leverage the talents and passions of the individuals on my team versus having everyone adhere to a single definition of what success looks like.”

It’s answers like these that showcase what it means to be a Vanguard. They’re people who are not only moving markets forward, but they also are bringing an amazing team of talented individuals along with them for the ride. Congratulations to this year’s class of honorees.

Take a look through the list below to view this year’s Vanguards.

NameJob TitleCompany Name
Aaron KingCEOSnapdocs
Alex KutsishinCEO & Co-founderSales Boomerang
Anthony FrederickSVP, SalesUnited Wholesale Mortgage
Austin NiemiecEVPRocket Pro TPO
Baron SilversteinPresidentNewrez
Ben GraboskePresidentBlack Knight
Bill DeckerPresident, COO and Co-FounderMAXEX
Brian ZitinCEOReggora
Bruno PasceriPresidentIncenter
Carmine CacciavillaniCEOBlue Sage Solutions
Cathleen Schreiner GatesCEOSimpleNexus
Cindy BuhrEVP, Compliance and LegalPrimeLending
Dale VermillionFounder & CEOMortgage Champions
Danny ByrnesChief Revenue OfficerNationwide Title Clearing
Devi MatetiChief Data OfficerCoreLogic
Eric RaySr. EVP, Chief Digital Officer and Co-Head of Real EstateRadian
Fiona PetrieEVP and Managing Director RE/MAX INTEGRA U.S.
Ike SuriChairman & CEOFundingShield
James DeitchCEOTeraverde
James O'BryonCEORE/MAX Gold Nation
Jason GesingCEOeXp Realty
Jeffrey WalkerCEOCredEvolv
Joe TyrrellPresidentICE Mortgage Technology
Joe WeluFounder & CEOTotal Expert
John BerkowitzCo-Founder and CEOOJO Labs
John FraasCEOClass Valuation
John HedlundChief Operating Officer, Manager DirectorAmeriHome Mortgage Company
John PaasonenCEO & Co-FounderMaxwell
Karen PostiglioniEVP, Consumer DirectAmeriHome Mortgage
Kristen EstrellaPresidentTitle365
Kristen SieffertPresidentFinance of America Reverse
Michael BlakePresident Capital MarketsFairway Independent Mortgage Corporation
Michael HutchinsPresidentFreddie Mac
Nicole BeattieEVP, ServicingRocket Mortgage
Pat KinselCEO and co-founderNotarize
Patrick StoneExecutive Chairman and FounderWilliston Financial Group
Phil ShoemakerPresident of OriginationsHomepoint
Rob BarberCEOATTOM
Samantha ManferEVP, Chief Business Development and Brand OfficerPlanet Home Lending
Samantha MeyerChief Risk OfficerFirst Community Mortgage
Sean CahanPresidentCornerstone First Mortgage
Steve ReichCOOFinance of America Mortgage
Steve SmithCEO and Co-founder of Finicity | Global Head of Open Banking at MastercardFinicity | Mastercard
Steven SchachterEVP, Market Leader – MortgageSourcepoint
Ted AhernChief Investment OfficerGuaranteed Rate
Terri MerlinoSenior Vice President and Chief Credit OfficerFreddie Mac Single-Family
Terry TheologidesEVP, General Counsel, and Corporate SecretaryFannie Mae
Trevor GauthierCEOACES Quality Management
Uday DevallaChief Technology OfficerSagent

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