Solomon Birnbaum serves as President of FBRE Capital. Along with the CEO, he is responsible for the firm’s strategy, standards, business development and execution.
Mr. Birnbaum began his career at J.P. Morgan, where he worked on two teams: the balance sheet lending arm of the Corporate and Investment Bank focused on large construction loans, and the commercial real estate repo facilities. In his capacity as the lead analyst overseeing a total of $5 billion of J.P. Morgan’s commercial real estate repo lines, Mr. Birnbaum was the primary contact for many of the largest real estate debt funds in the world, specifically focused on on-boarding and off-boarding of assets for the funds’ repo lines.
After J.P. Morgan, Mr. Birnbaum joined Dwight Capital, one of the fastest-growing multifamily lenders in the United States. At Dwight Capital, Mr. Birnbaum originated ground-up construction, bridge and permanent loans for multifamily and healthcare properties nationwide.
Mr. Birnbaum earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from NYU Stern School of Business.