Ronald Levine
(New York City)
Prior to co-founding GPRE, Mr. Levine spent 20 years at Meridian Capital Group, most recently serving as a Senior Managing Director, overseeing a staff of originators and underwriters in the negotiation and placement of financing for construction, repositioning and transitional asset transactions. Prior to Meridian, Mr. Levine was a Senior Vice President at Westminster Capital, a division of Kushner Companies. His job responsibilities at Westminster included coordinating all aspects of financing for Kushner Companies, including debt and equity financing. Mr. Levine also previously worked as a financial analyst in the real estate investment banking group of CIBC World Markets. Ronnie has also served in leadership roles within the industry, including as Co-Chair of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) Finance Committee.
Mr. Levine holds an M.S. in Real Estate Finance from New York University and a B.A. in Finance from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business.
He resides in Manhattan, NY with his wife Carolyn and two daughters.
Seth K. Grossman
(Southern California)
Prior to co-founding GPRE, Mr. Grossman spent 13 years at Meridian Capital Group, most recently serving as a Senior Managing Director running the company’s West Coast offices. In his years charged with growing and expanding the west coast for Meridian, Mr. Grossman built a team that originated and closed more than $13 billion of debt and equity transactions spanning more than 700 loans across primary and esoteric asset types. Prior to running Meridian’s west coast business, Mr. Grossman was a Structured Finance Analyst at Fitch Ratings, a Principal at Mission Peak Capital, and worked in Meridian’s New York City office.
Mr. Grossman attended NYU, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Management.
He resides in Encinitas, CA with his wife Jen and three children.
Industry Recognition
2013: Named to Commercial Observer’s national list of “Top 20 Commercial Mortgage Brokers under 35”
2015: Named to Commercial Property Executive’s list of 17 national “Stars to Watch” in the real estate industry
2015: Named by Real Estate Forum as one of 20 “Tomorrow’s leaders of Southern California”
2021: Named by Connect CRE as one of nation’s “Top Mortgage Brokers and Lenders”