Jim Furash

President,
Chief Executive Officer

Jim Furash is CEO and Founder of AmeriHome, a Western Alliance Bank company. Prior to the company’s acquisition by Western Alliance in 2021, Mr. Furash was instrumental in building AmeriHome by raising millions in committed capital and growing operations to create a leading national business-to-business mortgage acquirer and servicer.

Before becoming CEO of AmeriHome, Mr. Furash was President and CEO of Countrywide Bank until 2007, which contributed to his extensive experience as a commercial and mortgage banking executive with deep financial, operational and regulatory expertise.

John M. Hedlund

Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer

John Hedlund is the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of AmeriHome. John was one of the original founders of AmeriHome in 2013, and helped lead the sale to Western Alliance Bank in 2021. He leads and has responsibility for all production businesses of AmeriHome Mortgage, including Delegated Correspondent Lending, Non-Delegated Correspondent Lending, and Retail Lending.

Mr. Hedlund is an experienced C-level business executive, specializing in the strategic design, execution and leadership of large, diverse financial services organizations. He has successfully led numerous businesses through major transformational change over the past 30 years, displaying a unique ability to drive sustainable revenue growth and productivity improvements through innovation, automation and continuous improvement while fostering a loyal and cohesive leadership team.

Prior to Amerihome, Mr. Hedlund held executive positions with Bank of America, Countrywide, New Century, RBC Mortgage and Royal Bank of Canada. He holds both a Masters of Business Administration and Bachelors of Business Administration.

John is very active in the mortgage industry and serves on a number of Boards & Committees.

Mark Miller

Managing Director,
Chief Risk Officer

As the Chief Risk Officer of AmeriHome Mortgage, Mark Miller built and now leads the various Risk Management functions that operate across the company. He ensures that risks are identified, understood, and managed in a way that serves the company’s profitability, complies with regulations, and contributes to successful relationships with customers, business partners, and employees.

Before joining AmeriHome, Mark held positions at Bank of America as both the Senior Credit Risk Executive and Senior Operational Risk Executive within the mortgage origination line of business.  He has more than three decades of mortgage experience that spans all production channels (retail, wholesale, and correspondent) and includes roles in sales, operations, and risk management.

Garret Galati

Managing Director
Chief Financial Officer

Garrett Galati is the Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer at AmeriHome Mortgage where he is responsible for managing all finance-related activities, including accounting and financial reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, capital forecasting, liquidity management, and treasury operations.

Before joining AmeriHome, Garrett was Senior Vice President at Bank of America (previously Countrywide) where he was responsible for analyzing repurchase exposure on RMBS, modeling strategic settlement options, and executing alternative resolution strategies. Prior to that, he managed best execution, trading, and global pricing for a $4.5B monthly pipeline of home equity products at Countrywide Home Loans.