Jim Furash is the CEO and Founder of AmeriHome Mortgage Company. He helped make AmeriHome what it is by raising millions in committed capital and by growing operations to create the second largest non-bank correspondent lender in the country. As CEO and Founder, Jim is responsible for all aspects of the business, including strategic planning, investor relations, regulatory relations, operational and systems development, and acquisition diligence. Before becoming the CEO of AmeriHome, Jim was the President and CEO of Countrywide Bank, which contributed to his extensive experience as a commercial and mortgage banking executive with deep financial, operational, and regulatory expertise.

John Hedlund is the Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer for Correspondent Lending at AmeriHome and one of the original founders of the company. He leads the Correspondent Lending business, including production, sales, client relationship management, and the entire loan purchasing process (pre-purchase review, underwriting, and compliance). John is an experienced 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 changes over the past 30 years, displaying a unique ability to drive sustainable revenue growth and cost reductions through innovation, while fostering a loyal and cohesive leadership team. Before joining AmeriHome, John spent 7 years as an executive with Bank of America Home Loans, joining Bank of America (previously Countrywide) in 2007 as Executive Vice President of Correspondent Lending Operations. He began his career with the Royal Bank of Canada and relocated to the United States in 2002 as Chief Operating Officer of RBC Mortgage.

As the Chief Investment Officer at AmeriHome, Josh Adler is responsible for leading the Capital Markets and Servicing Asset Management efforts for the company. Capital Market activities include all pricing, secondary marketing, and financing activities. Servicing Asset Management includes servicing portfolio risk management, trading, and operations. Before joining AmeriHome, Josh worked in mortgage securitization for 24 years. He was previously the Secondary Marketing Executive at Bank of America Home Loans (previously Countrywide), where he was responsible for all Secondary Marketing functions including trading, pipeline risk management, best execution, pricing, modeling, and back office delivery and settlement. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Secondary Marketing at Countrywide, covering both the Non-Agency and Agency markets. Josh began his career at Bankers Trust in their MBS Trust business where his primary responsibility was cash flow modeling for mortgage-backed securities

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.

Garrett Galati is the Director of Finance 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. Additionally, Garrett is responsible for other corporate administrative functions, including: human resources, procurement, insurance, lease administration, and investor relations. 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.

Dave Andersen is the Managing Director, Chief Information Officer of AmeriHome Mortgage. In his role as one of the original founders of the company, Dave Andersen was tasked with building out the initial core data model, database, and automation that now drive AmeriHome’s day-to-day operations, analytics, and reporting. Before joining AmeriHome, Dave served as Senior Vice President in Quantitative Implementation with the Corporate Investments group at Bank of America, and filled various senior roles at Countrywide, including Executive Vice President in Trading where he managed the sub-prime, closed-end second, and HELOC trading desks, and was responsible for all related whole loan trading, ABS securitization, pricing, valuations, and analytics. Dave’s nearly two decades of mortgage experience include the build-out and management of some of the most sophisticated data-centric systems in the mortgage industry.

Kristie Wolford first started working with AmeriHome in 2017 when her consulting firm was hired to run the configuration and launch of a new Loan Origination System for the Consumer Direct division. The experience, knowledge, and leadership she brought to the space were recognized as necessary components for the Consumer Direct division to thrive and grow. Kristie was asked to officially join the team in 2018 and was eventually promoted to EVP, running the Consumer Direct division. Prior to joining AmeriHome and running her own successful consulting firm, Kristie has been in the mortgage industry for over two decades in various operations, leadership, and executive roles primarily in consumer direct businesses and was instrumental in the growth and sale of two different mortgage companies before 2007.