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Redwood Trust

Venture debt

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Investment thesis

Redwood Trust is a specialty finance company operating since 1994 with a mission to expand access to housing opportunities for American homebuyers and renters. Through its operating platforms, it supplies liquidity to growing segments of the U.S. housing market that fall outside the support of government programs.

Invests inCrypto & Web3FintechPropTechUnited States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.

Instruments
Debt
Founded
1994

Team · 18 people

from the firm's website
Christopher J. Abate· Chief Executive Officer

CEO of Redwood Trust since May 2018 and a director since December 2017, having joined Redwood in 2006 and previously served as President, CFO, and Controller. He was formerly at PricewaterhouseCoopers and holds degrees from Western Michigan University and a joint Berkeley/Columbia MBA.

Douglas B. Hansen· Director

A founder of Redwood who served as President from 1994 to 2008 and has been a director since 1994. He chairs the board of Four Corners Property Trust and holds degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Business School.

Brooke E. Carillo· Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

CFO and EVP of Redwood Trust since 2021, previously Head of Corporate Development and Strategy at Annaly Capital Management and earlier an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. She holds an economics degree from Duke University.

Dashiell I. Robinson· President

President of Redwood Trust since December 2017 and a director since 2021, previously Head of Mortgage Finance at Wells Fargo Securities. He is active in housing policy and holds a degree from Georgetown University.

Abhinav Asthana· Chief Technology Officer

CTO of Redwood Trust since November 2024, overseeing technology, infrastructure, and IT operations. He previously held product and engineering roles at Tavant, Wipro, and Hewlett-Packard, with expertise in AI and digital transformation.

Andrew P. Stone· Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary

Chief Legal Officer of Redwood Trust, employed by the company since 2008, previously Deputy General Counsel at Thomas Weisel Partners and a corporate/securities lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell and Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison.

Armando Falcon· Director

Director of Redwood Trust since March 2021 and CEO of Falcon Capital Advisors, previously Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight and General Counsel for a U.S. House banking committee.

David P. Monks· Managing Director, Finance

Managing Director of Finance at Redwood Trust since 2006, responsible for financial planning and analysis, M&A, and strategic partnerships. He is a CFA charterholder with a degree from Dublin City University.

Debora D. Horvath· Director

Director of Redwood Trust since 2016 and principal of Horvath Consulting, formerly EVP at JPMorgan Chase and CIO at Washington Mutual, with a 25-year career at General Electric.

Doneene K. Damon· Director

Director of Redwood Trust since November 2023 and an attorney at Richards, Layton & Finger, where she served as President and chairs the Corporate Trust and Agency Services Group. She also chairs the Structured Finance Association board.

Eric M. Bisman· Corporate Treasurer, Managing Director

Managing Director and Treasurer of Redwood since March 2025, previously Head of Capital Markets Funding within Corporate Treasury at Ally Financial and a senior manager at Deloitte's securitization practice.

Faith A. Schwartz· Director

Director of Redwood Trust since March 2021 and founder/CEO of Housing Finance Strategies, with prior senior roles at CoreLogic, Option One Mortgage, and Freddie Mac and founder of the HOPE NOW Alliance.

Greg H. Kubicek· Chair of the Board

Chair of the Board of Redwood Trust and a director since 2002, formerly founder and CEO of The Holt Group and now CEO of GHK Enterprises. He holds an economics degree from Harvard College.

Jay S. Ethirajulu· Managing Director, Technology

Managing Director of Technology at Redwood Trust leading platform transformation and automation, previously VP of data and machine learning at Kiavi and VP at JLL Technologies.

John H. Isbrandtsen· Head of Operational Risk, Managing Director

Managing Director and Head of Operational Risk at Redwood since 1999, having overseen Treasury, Technology, Operations, and Capital Markets groups with over 30 years of mortgage and banking experience.

Leah K. Goldmintz· Assistant Treasurer, Managing Director

Managing Director and Assistant Treasurer of Redwood Trust and CoreVest, managing warehousing and securitization processes; she joined CoreVest in 2014 and previously worked at Auction.com.

Nathan S. Charles· Head of Technology Services, Managing Director

Managing Director and Head of Technology Services at Redwood Trust since 2014, leading application development and software delivery, previously in leadership roles at Promontory Financial Group and CGI.

Sasha G. Macomber· Chief Human Resource Officer

CHRO of Redwood Trust since April 2018, previously spending eleven years leading HR functions at Peet's Coffee, with prior roles at The North Face, Room & Board, and QRS Corporation.

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What sectors does Redwood Trust focus on?
Redwood Trust focuses on Crypto & Web3, Fintech, PropTech.

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