Shelah Wallace is Senior Director, Originations (NJ / NYC, PA and DE). Shelah brings extensive commercial real estate experience to Nuveen Green Capital, and she is passionate about finding creative solutions to fund sustainability measures as a way to reduce carbon emissions in the built space. As the leader of one of NGC’s top producing originations teams, Shelah oversaw Pennsylvania’s first C-PACE financed multifamily deal, followed by the largest C-PACE financed deal in in the state. Shelah was the winner of NGC’s 2022 “Grit and Sparkle” Award, and she is a charismatic team member, who is also a frequent speaker at events and on panels.


Shelah has over fifteen years of experience in commercial real estate. Prior to joining Nuveen Green Capital, Shelah had various lending roles including Commercial Real Estate Lending Specialist for Capitol Bank, VP Commercial Real Estate Loan Officer for Bancorp Bank, and Senior Investment Analyst for PGIM Real Estate Finance. Additionally, Shelah spent many years working as an advisor to commercial real estate developers, aiding in structuring their JV partnerships, and helping raise debt and equity.



Shelah received a BS in Economics from the Wharton Undergraduate program at the University of Pennsylvania.