Henderson named EVP and head of commercial real estate at Capital One

New York, NY According to Capital One, Jamie Henderson will join as executive vice president and head of commercial real estate starting in January 2020. Henderson will report to Michael Slocum, president of commercial banking and Northeast market president.

“Jamie is a seasoned real estate lender and investor with both private and public company leadership experience across multiple asset categories,” said Slocum. “Combined with his experience in building diverse, high performing teams, I have full confidence that Jamie is the best person to lead and grow our commercial real estate business.”

Henderson has 20 years of experience and served most recently as a partner and head of real estate debt at Ares Management Corp. and CEO of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp. 

Prior to joining Ares in April 2017 Henderson held a variety of leadership roles at Barings Real Estate Advisors, a global advisory firm, and its predecessor companies Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors and Babson Capital Management. At Barings, he was Head of Structured Real Estate Investments where he oversaw a leading high yield real estate debt investment platform with teams in the United States and Europe. Additionally, he was responsible for Barings Multifamily Capital, a 100-person operating company dedicated to providing a variety of capital solutions to the multifamily industry, including mezzanine, preferred equity, bridge, agency, and FHA executions.

Henderson served six years as an officer in the United States Navy, where he held a variety of roles including engineering, operations, and navigator of an Aegis Cruiser. He holds a B.S., with merit, from the United States Naval Academy and an M.B.A. from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.