Mini Session: Maximizing Member Value – The Power of Commercial Real Estate Finance for State Mortgage Banking Associations

Jamie Woodwell

Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement, Mortgage Bankers Association

Jamie Woodwell is Senior Vice President of Commercial/Multifamily Policy and Strategic Industry Engagement at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), where he oversees the association’s public policy and member engagement efforts across all commercial real estate finance sectors, working closely with member leaders and staff to advance MBA members’ business and policy objectives. Woodwell and his work are regularly cited in the media, on Capitol Hill, and in regulatory settings. He is a regular speaker at industry and corporate events; has appeared on CNBC, Bloomberg, and in other popular and trade press; and testified before the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP. Woodwell initiated many of MBA's research activities and created MBA's Peer Business Roundtables and co-founded MBA’s CREF Careers program. Woodwell joined MBA in 2004 and most recently served as Vice President and Head of Commercial Real Estate Research, where he oversaw the association’s economic research and analysis covering commercial and multifamily real estate finance markets. He has also served as senior director of business development at CapitalThinking in New York, research director at the WMF Group in Virginia, and research manager at the National League of Cities in Washington, D.C. Woodwell is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association, and other professional and industry groups and is a past member of the Counselors of Real Estate. He has served on various advisory groups, particularly around climate change and ESG, including for the National Institute of Building Sciences, Fannie Mae, and Bright Power. Woodwell received his bachelor's degree in economics and American studies from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. He earned his master's degree in urban and regional planning from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh.