Mat Ishbia
PRESIDENT/CEO
Mat Ishbia
PRESIDENT/CEO
Mat is a game-changer. By visualizing mortgage lending as a service instead of a commodity, and by moving from outside sales to inside, he revolutionized the mortgage industry and made UWM #1. Mat leads with a passion developed while playing and coaching with Michigan State basketball coach, Tom Izzo. And his competitive spirit is the reason no other company can match our knowledge, technology or service.
Kristina Bennett
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Kristina Bennett
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, SALES
Kristina is a veteran team member who 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.
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 go above and beyond for each and every client. Allen prides himself on not merely developing managers, but creating true leaders within the organization. His passion has propelled him from account executive to his current role as EVP of Sales.
Jason Bressler
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Jason Bressler
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Jason is a visionary who excels in application development and enterprise implementation. He is incredibly talented at putting a client-service focus on our tech procedures and guidelines, and is constantly developing intuitive technology platforms that help our clients grow their businesses. Jason brings nearly two decades of IT experience in the mortgage banking industry to UWM and our partners.
Sarah Deciantis
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Sarah Deciantis
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
Sarah leads United Shore’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 40+ marketing experts, she created an in-house agency that not only supports our business, but also provides our clients with marketing guidance and customizable materials.
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. His aim is to build strategic partnerships that promote mortgage brokers as the best place for loan originators to work and for borrowers to get a mortgage.
Katie Foster
EVP, CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Katie Foster
EVP, CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Katie oversees all facets of UWM production, loan quality and client service, leading over 800 underwriters to achieve optimal accuracy and turn times. A former mortgage broker, she understands what is needed to make life easier for our clients and takes a common sense approach, frequently suggesting changes to make guidelines as broker-friendly and easy to understand as possible.
Tereze Gegaj
VICE PRESIDENT, CLIENT SERVICE
Tereze Gegaj
VICE PRESIDENT, CLIENT SERVICE
Tereze is the trailblazer of UWM's client-service efforts. She is responsible for implementing award-winning initiatives and elevating our Net Promoter Score to one of the top five nationwide for service/client loyalty. Leading our Welcome Associates, Operations Call Scoring/Coaching and Client Outreach teams, she helps ensure that UWM delivers the best client service 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, 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
Half insight, half intuition. That’s the formula behind Blake’s impressive career helping businesses improve and grow. 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
COO/CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Melinda Wilner
COO/CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Believing that communication and understanding are the keys to the client experience, Melinda leads 1500+ 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.