Walker & Dunlop appointed Chris Harris as senior vice president in its Capital Markets group. In his new role, Harris will be responsible for nationwide structured finance and equity placement. Most recently, Harris served as principal & CFO at Criterion Development Partners, where he was in charge of finance, accounting, planning, investor relations and risk management. Prior to this, he was vice president, CFO & partner at FirstWorthing. During his career, he also held various positions at JPI Partners, Security Capital Group, Trammell Crow Residential and was responsible for more than $14 billion in equity and debt financings for multifamily, student housing and affordable properties throughout the country.