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Susan Mello

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Walker & Dunlop

Helped close more than $7 billion during the course of her three-decade career

Serves as leader for W&D's internal resource group, WoWD

As Senior Vice President and Group Head of Capital Markets for Walker & Dunlop, Susan Mello oversees all aspects of the company’s Capital Markets platform, which structures debt and equity transactions across all property sectors and through a wide range of capital sources. Mello’s insightful leadership is key to the strong performance and sustained growth of the company’s Capital Markets platform.

Mello was recruited to W&D to continue expanding the company’s growth, capabilities and reach across the U.S. and achieve the ambitious goal of originating $65 billion of annual debt financing volume by 2025. As one of the few female leaders to lead a national capital markets platform, Mello is widely known for her mentorship and growth-oriented mindset.

Over the course of her 28-year career, she has helped close more than $7 billion in transactions across all property sectors. At Walker & Dunlop, she oversees more than 200 employees, including 100 producers. During 2021, the group was responsible for closing more than $27 billion of transaction volume – nearly double 2020 production volumes.

Mello serves as a leader on the company’s internal women’s resource group, WoWD, serving as a mentor for many in the group. In her previous job with PGIM, Mello served on the Women’s Advisory Committee under PGIM’s office of diversity and inclusion.

She is also a member of NMHC’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Steering Committee for KPMG’s Women in Real Estate. She is an active participant in other Walker & Dunlop-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives as well. Mello has a leadership committee role on the ULI’s Mixed-Use Development Council and is vice chair of NHMC’s Membership Engagement Committee.  

These are just a few of the reasons we chose Susan Mello as one of Connect CRE’s New York & Tri-State 2022 Women in Real Estate Award winners. Connect CRE’s Women in Real Estate Awards honor the achievements and inspirational stories of women who have reached respected positions of leadership and play key mentorship roles for others.

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