John Gilmore IV is a senior managing director of Affordable Housing | Debt at Walker & Dunlop and is based in Texas. In this role, he is responsible for the development and financing of affordable housing nationwide. He has more than 20 years of commercial real estate experience and has originated more than $4 billion in debt financing. He also has extensive experience with complex financing structures, including structured credit facilities, tax-exempt and taxable bonds, and federal and state tax credits.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Gilmore served as a senior vice president in the community development and investment group at KeyBank Real Estate Capital. During his tenure, he was appointed to the management team responsible for expanding the bank’s affordable housing lending activity nationwide and consistently ranked as the firm’s top debt originator. Earlier in his career, he held multiple production, portfolio management, and fund management roles at KeyBank Real Estate Capital and Hartford Mezzanine Investors.

Gilmore earned a bachelor’s degree in finance with a minor in economics from Morehouse College, graduating cum laude. He is a member of the Multifamily Impact Council, the Urban Land Institute Affordable and Workforce Housing Product Council, and the Real Estate Executive Council.