Michael Fierman

Michael is a Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Angel Oak Companies that commenced operations in 2008 and currently employs over 650+ professionals. Michael is responsible for providing senior leadership and strategic direction to Angel Oak’s mortgage lending and asset management businesses.

Angel Oak is a vertically integrated business with expertise in asset management, lending and capital markets. Angel Oak’s fixed income asset management platform currently manages approximately $10B in its public and institutional fund offerings. Angel Oak’s origination businesses are recognized industry leaders in residential and commercial mortgage credit with over $7B in origination. Angel Oak is best known for its specialization in non-QM [agency] mortgages. Angel Oak is also a pioneer in the redevelopment of the non-agency securitization market. Prior to Angel Oak, Michael was a Co-Founder at SouthStar Funding, a national wholesale mortgage lender specializing in non-agency mortgage products which funded as much as $6.5 billion annually in non-agency mortgages. Michael’s direct responsibilities included oversight of the sales, operations and credit risk departments.

Michael holds a B.A. degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia.