Bill Schachat

Bill Schachat has more than 30 years of experience in the commercial real estate lending and capital markets fields. Most recently, he worked as an executive director within the Real Estate Banking Group at JP Morgan, where he was responsible for a 12-person group covering the underwriting and credit approvals for the Northeast Region’s activities.

Prior to his 9-year tenure at JP Morgan, Schachat’s experience included 17 years at Citicorp/Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup. At Citi, he was in the balance sheet lending group, the loan workout/special assets group and then 10 years in the commercial mortgage-backed securities group where he focused on loan origination and underwriting. He has experience with all primary commercial property types, including hospitality, and has been active in syndication, securitization, origination, and underwriting. Schachat holds a Master of Business Administration from The University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University.

Schachat is involved with both the capital markets and underwriting groups at APF.