Willy Walker

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Walker & Dunlop

Willy Walker is Chairman and CEO of Walker & Dunlop, where he has transformed the company from a small family business into one of the largest commercial real estate finance and advisory firms in the United States and internationally. Under his leadership, the company went public and its shares have appreciated over 800% in its first decade as a public company. He holds an MBA from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from St. Lawrence University, and has received numerous industry accolades including Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and Most Admired CEO by the Denver Business Journal. Walker serves on several boards, including the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation and the Harvard Business School Board of Deans Advisors.