Speaker Biographies

Topic: Effect of Covid and Rising Interest Rates on Commercial Real Estate. CEO of Sperry Equities/Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates. 43 years in the Commercial Real Estate business. Co-Founder of Sperry Van Ness (SVN) which became one of the top ten RE Commercial Brokerages companies in the U.S. with annual sales of $12B. Rand sold off his interest in SVN in 2009. Formed a new brokerage franchise which now has 60 offices in 20 states and just partnered with a firm in Dubai to open 24 more…

Topic: Potential Finance Careers in Real Estate  As a managing partner of Pathfinder Mortgage Corporation, Brad Christensen brings his clients 35 years of proven experience in structuring commercial real estate financing for specific income property types, with a specialty in acquiring very low, fixed-rate interest rate loans. In addition to his expertise in originating loans, Brad serves as a managing partner of Pathfinder’s operations and its Orange County branch.   …

Welcome to BeachFinRising 2023, Cal State Long Beach’s Finance Symposium. The College of Business is excited to give students, industry professionals, and community members the opportunity to learn, share ideas and connect during a day of presentations and discussions. We hope you enjoy the symposium and thank you for supporting the college and students. Sincerely, Michael E. Solt, Dean CSULB - College of Business Michael Solt is Dean of the College of Business Administration and Professor…

TSG Wealth Management and Barron’s We are excited to announce that we are working with TSG Wealth Management and Barron’s on a webinar exclusive to all students, alumni, faculty at California State University Long Beach. The event will be on November 5 at 1 pm PST. It will feature guest speakers from Barron’s and our school’s partner sponsor,  Brian Cheney from TSG Wealth Management. …