Mat Ishbia
PRESIDENT/CEO
Mat Ishbia
PRESIDENT/CEO
Mat is a dynamic leader, a visionary, and a mortgage industry innovator. His relentless drive toward success has changed the trajectory of wholesale mortgage lending. Drawing inspiration from his time playing and coaching with Michigan State basketball coach Tom Izzo, Mat’s passion gives UWM an edge no other company can match. He’s an advocate for wholesale mortgage brokers everywhere, and one of the few people to have been named both a Rising Star and a Vanguard Award winner by HousingWire.
Kristina Bennett
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Kristina Bennett
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Kristina was one of the first 12 people to work at UWM. She executes at the highest level driving our sales teams to maximize their performance and outreach. Her dedication to growing the wholesale broker channel and providing support to our clients has helped UWM become the go-to resource for mortgage brokers nationwide, and earned her recent recognition as a HousingWire Insider.
Allen Beydoun
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Allen Beydoun
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Allen is the fuel that keeps UWM’s sales engine moving full speed ahead. Through his strong work ethic and extraordinary attitude, Allen inspires his team to provide constant communication and quick turn times for each client. Allen prides himself on not merely developing managers, but creating true leaders within the organization. He’s been named a HousingWire Vanguard Award winner, and to the National Mortgage Professionals 40 under 40 list.
Jason Bressler
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Jason Bressler
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Jason is an industry veteran who excels in application development and enterprise implementation. Jason leads a team of more than 700 I.T members focused on delivering stellar client service through cutting-edge proprietary tools. He has overseen the rollout of revolutionary tools like UClose 2.0 and One-Click AUS, empowering the broker channel to work more efficiently. He brings nearly two decades of I.T experience to UWM, and won a 2018 HousingWire Vanguard Award.
Sarah Deciantis
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Sarah Deciantis
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Sarah leads UWM’s marketing, public relations, social media and internal communications, providing strategic direction to support the growth and success of our company and broker network. Successfully building a team of 50 marketing experts, she created an in-house agency that both supports and drives sales growth. Sarah is a HousingWire Vanguard Award winner, a part of the MPA Hot 100, and NMP Magazine’s 40 under 40.
Alex Elezaj
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
Alex Elezaj
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
A big part of helping our mortgage broker clients grow their businesses — and making sure they maintain that growth well into the future — is doing whatever we can to grow the mortgage broker channel as a whole. Alex is laser focused on this, with the aim of building strategic partnerships that nurture the growth of the wholesale broker channel, and realizing UWM’s massive growth potential.
Katie Foster
EVP, CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Katie Foster
EVP, CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Katie oversees all facets of Risk for UWM, including Quality Control, Legal, Compliance, Credit Policy, and more. A former mortgage broker, she understands what is needed to make life easier for our clients. Named an Elite Women in Mortgage by Mortgage Professional America Magazine, Katie takes a common sense approach, frequently suggesting changes to make guidelines as broker-friendly and easy to understand as possible, while still maintaining the highest quality loans.
Tereze Gegaj
VICE PRESIDENT, CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Tereze Gegaj
VICE PRESIDENT, CLIENT EXPERIENCE
Tereze is the trailblazer of UWM's client experience efforts. Recognized as one of the Elite Women in Mortgages as well as Women of Influence, she is responsible for implementing award-winning initiatives and elevating our Net Promoter Score to be consistently in the top five nationwide for client loyalty. Tereze helps ensure that UWM delivers the best client experience in the industry.
Justin Glass
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER
Justin Glass
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER
Justin has a unique ability to marry his innate knowledge of the mortgage business with today’s technology. He is always innovating systems to operate more effectively to create a broker experience that is unparalleled in the industry. Recently recognized as one of the Top 40 Mortgage Professionals under 40 by National Mortgage Professional Magazine, and named a HousingWire Rising Star, Justin is leading the way to make lending easy.
Shaun Groves
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Shaun Groves
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Shaun has an unstoppable drive and an uncanny ability to make the complex simple. At the center of the sales floor, his no-nonsense approach, laser focus on what matters and winning attitude permeates every corner. His goal is to make his teammates and clients successful. Shaun has been a part of the UWM team since the early days and is proof that with focus and passion, anything is possible.
Lee Jelenic
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER
Lee Jelenic
CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER
For Lee, being Chief Innovation Officer at a company already known as the industry’s technology leader, means keeping his foot on the gas. With an eye on growing business — both ours and our clients’ — Lee is committed to turning breakthrough ideas into proven solutions.
Blake Kolo
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER
Blake Kolo
CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER
As our Chief Business Officer, Blake brings an unparalleled combination of accounting, finance, and sales to the executive team. He’s focused on large company strategic initiatives that allow UWM to grow responsibly, while maintaining the highest quality and service. With his innovative leadership skills and keen business acumen, he’s committed to advancing UWM and the entire mortgage broker channel.
Giuseppe Lucido
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Giuseppe Lucido
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
Giuseppe consistently focuses on identifying opportunities for improvement to achieve even higher service levels and operational efficiencies. As the SVP of Operations, he leads UWM’s Lending Support, Closing, Post-Closing and Client Experience teams — a group that is committed to operating quickly and accurately. His passion for the industry and our clients is what drives him and his team to reach premiere benchmarks of client-service excellence.
Melinda Wilner
EVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Melinda Wilner
EVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Believing that communication and understanding are the keys to the client experience, Melinda leads 2000+ team members in Underwriting, Closing and IT to set a new standard for excellence that is centered on client service. With extensive expertise in the mortgage industry, Melinda strives to streamline UWM operations to make the lending process faster and easier from start to finish.