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John KimunlockedChris: together at Brown University (1989)
×3Chris: together at Brown University
×6Chris: together at Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance
×2Chris: together at Bear Stearns
About
Chris Tokarski is Managing Partner at ACORE Capital, a non-bank commercial real estate lender he co-founded with three other partners and which has completed over $60 billion in lending transactions. He has approximately 30 years of experience in commercial real estate spanning lending, equity investing, capital raising, and asset management, and previously served as head of credit at Starwood Property Trust and as Chief Credit Officer and Managing Director at Countrywide's commercial real estate finance business. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Coastal Capital, where he focused on distressed debt acquisitions and restructuring.
Experience
- ACORE CAPITALManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- ACORE CAPITALManaging Partnercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ACORE CAPITALCo-Chief Executive Officer2021 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Coastal Capital PartnersPrincipal2014 — 2015
- Starwood Capital GroupManaging Director - Chief Credit Officer2010 — 2014San Francisco
- Coastal Capital Real Estate Advisors, Inc.Principal2008 — 2010
- Countrywide Commercial Real Estate FinanceManaging Director2004 — 2008
- Coastal Capital PartnersManaging Principal1999 — 2004
- NomuraDirector1995 — 1999
- Bear StearnsAnalyst1993 — 1995
Skills & more
Business StrategyInvestment PropertiesCMBS25Asset Management31Loans36Real Estate23Commercial Real Estate26Structured Finance27Credit6Finance15Underwriting5Financial Structuring8
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Colleagues at ACORE Capital
Adele Fairman
Managing Director at ACORE Capital
Arsineh Baghdasarian
Managing Director, Counsel at ACORE Capital
Boyd Fellows
Chief Operating Officer / Co-Founder at ACORE Capital
Brent Wagner
Managing Director, Capital Markets & Syndication at ACORE Capital
Brian Abbott
Managing Director, Head of Asset Management at ACORE Capital
Corey Goodstein
Director at ACORE Capital
Cynthia Holahan
Chief Marketing Officer at ACORE Capital
David Dancer
Managing Director at ACORE Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chris Tokarski?
- Chris Tokarski is Managing Partner at ACORE Capital, a non-bank commercial real estate lender he co-founded with three other partners and which has completed over $60 billion in lending transactions. He has approximately 30 years of experience in commercial real estate spanning lending, equity investing, capital raising, and asset management, and previously served as head of credit at Starwood Property Trust and as Chief Credit Officer and Managing Director at Countrywide's commercial real estate finance business. Earlier in his career, he was a partner at Coastal Capital, where he focused on distressed debt acquisitions and restructuring.
- Where does Chris Tokarski work?
- Chris Tokarski is Co-Founder at ACORE Capital.
- Where did Chris Tokarski go to school?
- Chris Tokarski studied at Brown University (BA, Business Ecconomics / Organizational Behavior and Management); RPHS.
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Also attended Brown University737
Theresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJoe GebbiaCo-founder of AirbnbDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of FigmaAlexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at ACORE CAPITAL21
Kyle JeffersCIO at ACORE CapitalCynthia HolahanChief Marketing Officer at ACORE CapitalBoyd FellowsChief Operating Officer / Co-Founder at ACORE CapitalTony FinemanSenior Managing Director, Head of Originations at ACORE CapitalScott DurcoManaging Director, Head of Central Region Originations at ACORE CapitalCorey GoodsteinDirector at ACORE Capital
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Also worked at Coastal Capital Partners1
Also worked at Starwood Capital Group37
Cameron ScariManaging Director at Renown Capital PartnersJared GrilloSenior Fund Accountant at Casdin CapitalMadison CuthbertsonSenior Associate, Investments at New York Life VenturesBrad GreiweCo-Founder and Chairman at Fifth WallJon David WillinghamPartner at PACE Healthcare CapitalAlex De CastroAnalyst at S3 Capital
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Also worked at Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance533
Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalAndrew WallaceVice President, Revolution Growth at RevolutionWill QuistGP at Slow VenturesChris FeeneySenior Fellow, Bank Policy Institute at MissionOG
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