Willy Walker- Transformational Leader (#53)

Episode 53 November 02, 2021 01:48:57
Willy Walker- Transformational Leader (#53)
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Willy Walker- Transformational Leader (#53)

Nov 02 2021 | 01:48:57

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Show Notes

Bio

Willy Walker is chairman and chief executive officer of Walker & Dunlop. Under Mr. Walker’s leadership, Walker & Dunlop has grown from a small, family-owned business to become one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States. Walker & Dunlop is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and in its first ten years as a public company has seen its shares appreciate over 800%. The firm was also #17 on Fortune’s 2017 list of “Fastest Growing Public Companies”, and has been named a Best Workplace for five of the past six years by the Great Place to Work® Institute. Mr. Walker received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2011 and was named “Financier of the Year” in 2017 by Commercial Mortgage Observer.

Mr. Walker received his master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University. He formerly served on the boards of St. Albans School, the Mortgage Bankers Association, and Children’s National Medical Center. Mr. Walker is also a member of the Real Estate Roundtable. Mr. Walker is an avid runner, skier and cyclist, and has run the Boston Marathon in 2:36

Show Notes

Origin Story

Postscript

Walker & Dunlop Performance Metrics Since Willy Walker Joined in 2003

10 Year Price Chart Walker & Dunlop Inc (WD)

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