Preston Early joined Timbercreek in September 2023 as Vice President, Origination (Western US).

In his role with Timbercreek, Mr. Early is responsible for loan origination activity in the Western portion of the United States. This would include broker and borrower outreach, preliminary evaluation, and structuring and negotiation of both first mortgage and subordinate debt opportunities.

Mr. Early most recently worked for Regions Bank as Managing Director, Real Estate Capital Markets, where he was recruited to launch and head the firm’s S-CRE finance program for the southwest region, focusing on nationwide CMBS and bridge lending across the majority of asset classes including multifamily, industrial, office, self-storage, retail, hospitality, manufactured housing, student housing, and mixed use. Before this, he worked at Deutsche Bank Securities as Vice President, CRE Finance Deal Team.

Mr. Early obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Furman University and his Master of Business Administration, Dual Concentration: Finance, Real Estate – Minor: Accounting from Southern Methodist University, Cox School of Business, and he is a CFA Charterholder.