Livingston Hessam is a senior director of Capital Markets | Real Estate Finance at Walker & Dunlop and is based in Tampa, Florida. In this role, Hessam is responsible for sourcing, originating, analyzing, and placing real estate debt and equity capital across the life cycle of commercial real estate investments. He has more than 22 years of capital markets, lending, and structured finance experience and has closed more than $3 billion in loan volume. His experience includes agency, bank, life insurance company, debt fund, and FHA/HUD financing for developments, acquisitions, and refinancings nationwide.

Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Hessam served as an associate director at MetLife Real Estate Investors, where he originated, underwrote, and structured commercial loans with a focus on the Florida and Puerto Rico markets.

Hessam earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Florida State University.