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Lisa Pendegast

Executive Director · Commercial Real Estate Finance Council INC

Executive Director at Commercial Real Estate Finance Council INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.2M

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Reported as Executive Director of Commercial Real Estate Finance Council INC, based in New York, NY.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Biography Web-sourced

Lisa Pendergast is the retiring President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC), a position she held since September 2016. With over 30 years in commercial real estate capital markets, she grew CREFC membership by 30 percent to 19,000 individuals and championed initiatives to improve market transparency and industry standards.

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Executive Director/President and CEO, CREFC (September 2016–August 2026, planned retirement)

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Organizations

Commercial Real Estate Finance Council INC Executive Director · $17.7M revenue · New York, NYMEMBERS OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICES AND POLICIES.pay $1.1M → $1.2MFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp

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Serves alongside

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Executive Director · FY2022
$949K
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Senior Managing Director, · FY2024
$586K
D
Managing Director, Head of · FY2024
$478K
S
Managing Director, Regulat · FY2024
$477K
S
Managing Director, Regulatory Policy · FY2022
$427K
R
Managing Director, Researc · FY2024
$395K
K
Managing Dir. Industry Initiatives · FY2023
$368K
C
Senior Director, Industry and Policy Analysis · FY2020
$296K
L
Senior Director of Marketing · FY2024
$269K
C
Director, Meetings & Membe · FY2024
$265K
J
Managing Director, Government · FY2021
$248K
K
Director, Programming · FY2022
$212K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org