Briar Capital Real Estate Fund, a nationwide commercial real estate lender focused on the asset-based lending space, has promoted Leah Goldberg to Chief Financial Officer. In addition to this expanded role, Goldberg will continue to share in Briar’s underwriting responsibilities as she has for close to 2 years.  

“Leah is a tremendous asset to our team.  Since joining Briar in 2019, she has played a hand in just about every role within the company and excelled,” said Jeff Van Sickle, President at Briar Capital Real Estate Fund. “Most recently, she was the driving force behind the negotiation of our new Senior Credit Facility as well as several other important financial modeling projects. Her value to our incredible team cannot be understated.”

Prior to joining Briar Capital, Goldberg served in both traditional asset-based lending and supply chain financing roles at Wells Fargo Capital Finance for close to 7 years.  While there, she both managed and underwrote large private equity backed credits in the middle market space. She holds a Masters of Economics from Boston University.  

“I’m excited to take on this expanded role within Briar Capital,” said Goldberg. “I’m honored to be a part of such a quality team as we continue to grow our portfolio and provide real estate financing to businesses across the United States.”