Ben Pagliaro is a Managing Director with First Citizens Bank Commercial Real Estate based in Santa Monica, CA. Since joining FCB, he has originated over $2B of construction, value-add, term, and structured finance across various property types and markets nationally. Mr. Pagliaro’s 20 years of industry experience includes CRE finance with CIT Bank and OneWest Bank as well as tenures in financial and research services at Newmark in Los Angeles and as a homebuilder in Connecticut. He received a BS in Real Estate Finance and Construction Management from the University of Southern California.