Culture

Office People

The companies we help to grow are entrepreneurial by nature. For them to succeed – to the benefit of our investors – they need a partner that thinks big, works hard and innovates.

The character of
Saluda Grade

Ambitious in the pursuit of personal and professional achievement

Resilient when challenges arise that guard opportunity

Empowered to take risk and define responsibilities

Leadership

Ryan Craft

Founder, Chief Executive Officer

Ryan’s career is defined by deep and extensive MBS and securitized product experience, most recently as the Head of Securitized Product Sales at Baird. He began his career at Merrill Lynch, trading RMBS through the 2008 financial crisis. Ryan earned a BS in Finance & Management from Georgetown University, where he captained the Hoyas baseball team and earned First Team All-BIG EAST honors.

  • Ryan Craft
  • Timothy Carr, CFA
  • Brian Brennan