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2020 Next Generation Honoree: Berkadia’s Mackinley Robinson Finds ‘Golden Balance’

Mackinley Robinson is a director of Berkadia’s Seattle Mortgage Banking office. He provides debt and equity financing for all property types to facilitate acquisitions, refinances, and recapitalizations across the United States.

Robinson has found a home in the commercial real estate industry and brings an uncanny knack of connecting with clients and prospects. His quick wittedness and strong understanding of financial concepts impart confidence on the people he works with.

And the industry role in which Robinson has landed provides the golden balance of using talents and skills in math with a natural ability to communicate and make people feel comfortable. That may involve complete a focus on creating the most complex financing models possible or nurturing client relationships.

Robinson represents capital partners Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, HUD, Life Companies, CMBS, and private capital including debt funds. Throughout his career, he’s worked on the closing of more than $500 million in loans for clients. That includes placing capital for multifamily, office, retail, industrial, affordable housing, and a number of other property types.

An active member of NAIOP, Robinson serves as a co-chair of the DL Committee, and represents the Pacific Northwest region on a National Forum. He holds a bachelor’s degree, Magna Cum Laude, in finance from Western Washington University, and a Certificate in Commercial Real Estate from the University of Washington.

These are just some of the reasons we chose Robinson as one of the Seattle 2020 Next Generation Award winners. Connect Media’s fourth annual Next Generation Awards recognize young leaders in the commercial real estate industry who are likely to be influential for years to come.

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Content and Public Relations for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 30 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect’s client content operations and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from content strategy, message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. In his most recent corporate communications roles, he led a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, played a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and was responsible for directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest, the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. In addition to his vast commercial real estate experience, Dennis has worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of residential projects such as Disney’s Celebration in Florida, Ritter Ranch in Palmdale California (7,200 homes, 22,000 acres), WaterColor in Florida and PremierGarage in Phoenix. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, BoyScouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and Thunderbirds Charities.