Dennis Bernard

Dennis Bernard is the founder and President of Bernard Financial Group and Bernard Financial Servicing Group. Founded in 1991, BFG has grown into the largest commercial mortgage banking firm in Michigan, financing on average over $1 billion yearly. Dennis has been involved with over 1,200 commercial real estate financial transactions totaling over $18.6 billion. He specializes in both debt and equity placement with commercial lenders and institutional joint venture participants.

Dennis holds a Bachelors' in Finance from Miami University, and an MBA specializing in Finance and Strategic Planning from Case Western Reserve University. He has been a lecturer on real estate finance at the University of Michigan's Graduate School of Business and has been an editorial contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Commercial, Inc., and Crain's Detroit Business. Most importantly, Mr. Bernard goes home for dinner every night and spends the weekends with his family.