Stephen H. Mauldin

Mr. Mauldin is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of CNL Financial Group in Orlando, Florida and oversees CNL’s enterprise-wide real estate investment and fund management, legal, compliance, and other corporate functions, while jointly managing capital markets activities and day-to-day operations. Since its founding in 1973, CNL has formed or acquired public and private companies with more than $34 billion in assets. He joined CNL in 2011 and previously served as group president-real estate investments leading multidisciplinary teams responsible for the active investment management of national healthcare, multifamily and leisure property portfolios.

Prior to CNL, Mr. Mauldin served as President, CEO and Director of Crosland, LLC, a privately held, multi-billion Charlotte, NC based real estate development and asset management company founded in 1937. During his Crosland tenure, he also served as the company’s enterprise-wide Chief Financial Officer and President of the firm’s mixed/multi-use development division. Earlier in his career, he was a founding partner of Charlotte-based private investment and operating firm Crutchfield Capital, LLC; and held various positions with Security Capital Group, Inc. which prior to its sale to G. E. Capital, held controlling interests in 18 public and private real estate operating companies (eight of which were NYSE listed), with a total market capitalization in excess of $26 billion. Mr. Mauldin began his career as a commercial real estate lender in Tampa, Florida.

Mr. Mauldin is Past Chairman of the Central Florida Partnership Board of Directors and a former director of Foundry Commercial. He currently serves as Executive Committee and Board Member of the Orlando Economic Partnership; Advisory Board Member for the Greater Orlando Sports Commission and the Orlando Police Foundation; and as Trustee for The University of Tampa.

Mr. Mauldin joined the Board of Directors of Burroughs & Chapin Co., Inc. in May 2021 and currently serves on the Audit and Personnel & Compensation Committees.

Mr. Mauldin received his Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Tampa. A former collegiate All-American; Academic All-American; and professionally drafted baseball player, he is a member of The University of Tampa’s Athletic Hall of Fame.