Joe Pella

Joe Pella is Head of National Real Estate at Truist CRE. In this role, Joe is responsible for leading multiple teams focused on the strategic delivery of tailored financial products, services, and solutions to privately owned commercial real estate developers, investors, and homebuilder clients nationwide. The National Real Estate team currently has a presence in 20 office locations. Joe began his banking career with Truist and its predecessor companies in 2006. Prior to his current role, he was the Team Lead for the Southeast National Real Estate Team and Group Vice President and Team Leader for the Residential Homebuilder Group, responsible for providing financial solutions to private homebuilders. Joe has also held various roles and responsibilities in Special Assets and as a Relationship Manager in the Residential Homebuilder Group. He is an active member of the Urban Land Institute – Atlanta as an Advisory Board Member. Joe is also an active member of the NMHC Finance Committee and is co-chair of the MBA Senior Executive Round Table. Joe is a graduate of the University of Georgia with dual Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Real Estate and Risk Management and Insurance.