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Each year, HousingWire’s Rising Stars award recognizes the next generation of leaders making a significant impact on the industry. These standout professionals — all 40 years old or younger — are driving innovation, transforming their organizations, and shaping the future of real estate, mortgage, and fintech.
The 2025 HousingWire Rising Stars have demonstrated exceptional leadership, expertise, and dedication to moving the industry forward. We’re proud to introduce this year’s honorees—rising leaders who are redefining what’s possible in housing. Take a look below at the full list of this year’s 100 honorees.
| Name | Job Title | Company Name |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Heidorn | Director of Software Engineering & Infrastructure | Cloudvirga |
| Aaron Smith | Director, Sales | CubiCasa |
| Adrian Provost | Chief Executive Officer | Realty ONE Group Terminus |
| Ana LeBlanc | Human Resources Director | InterLinc Mortgage |
| Annie Lemon | Producing Branch Manager | Gold Star Mortgage Financial |
| Anthony Russo | Diamond Licensed Lending Officer | loanDepot |
| Ashland Alitz | Branch Sales Manager | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation |
| Ashley Griffin | Director, Marketing | NAN (Nationwide Appraisal Network) |
| Ashley Terrell-Kayiran | Chief Revenue Officer | Rayse |
| Austin Ross | Senior Vice President, Centralized Operations and Campaign Management | Freedom Mortgage |
| Austin Smith | Branch Sales Manager and Leader Coach | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation |
| Billie McLeod | Director, Partner Relations | Rocket Pro |
| Brandon Newman | Vice President, Marketing | Coldwell Banker Real Estate |
| Brandon Stein | Chief Strategy Officer | The Loan Store |
| Brian Hugo | Senior Director, Sales – RAD Administration | SitusAMC |
| Cassie Buckner | Product Manager | ICE |
| Chardynea J Crossdale | Associate Attorney | McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce |
| Charles Richards | Senior Product Manager, CRM and AI | Real Geeks |
| Charlie Horton | General Manager, Collateral Underwriting | HomeVision |
| Chelsea Balak | Vice President, Operations and Sales | wemlo |
| Chelsea Wagner | Executive Vice President, Direct to Consumer | Lower |
| Christopher Miller | Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder | Epique Realty |
| Cierra Dootson | Executive Director of Marketing | Geneva Financial Home Loans |
| Connor Atherton | Vice President, Engineering | Auction.com |
| Dalip Jaggi | Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder | Revive Real Estate |
| Dan Fortin | Senior Product Director | Lone Wolf Technologies |
| Dan Hurwitz | Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer | FoxyAI |
| Dan Williams | Senior Manager, Business Intelligence and Analytics | Zillow Group |
| Daniel Butbul | Systato | Vice President, Technology |
| Daniel Esquibel | Head of Partner Sales | Argyle |
| David Gromet | Vice President, Marketing | Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group |
| Derek Bartley | Vice President, Product Strategy | Xactus |
| Donald Murphy | Vice President, Correspondent MSR | Freedom Mortgage |
| Drake Shadwell | Clever Offers Manager | Clever Real Estate |
| Ethan Winchell | President and Co-Founder | Truework |
| Felix Bravo | Vice President, International Growth | eXp Realty |
| Greg Leahy | Senior Onboarding Trainer | LendingPad Corp |
| Haley Rader | Head of Product | Ardley |
| Hien Phan | Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Southern Birch Mortgage | Southern Birch Mortgage |
| Jaci Betor | Assistant Vice President, CRM Operations | Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation |
| Jacinta Lucey | Vice President, Business Services | Aspen Grove |
| Jackson Reynolds | Vice President, Corporate Strategy | Qualia |
| Jake Hamilton | Senior Vice President, Strategy | Lone Wolf Technologies |
| Jake Nice | Chief Executive Officer | Ascribe |
| Jake Vermillion | Chief Marketing Officer | Mortgage Champions |
| Janet Pitney | Project Manager | Click n’ Close |
| Joe Martin | President, Sales | The Menkiti Group |
| Jon Foy | Vice President, Product and Design | Polly |
| Jooyoung Jung | Team Lead, Data Solutions | Informative Research |
| Josh Reed | Principal Solution Architect | ACES Quality Management |
| Katy Randermann | Post Purchase Risk Manager | Supreme Lending |
| Keith Anderson | Chief Executive Officer | SPACE |
| Kerry Kleckner | Head of Partnerships | Fello |
| Kevin Victoria | Vice President, Sales | CV3 Financial Services |
| Kortnie Mullins | Realtor | Realty of Maine |
| Lauren Bowen | Chief Operating Officer | Robert Slack Real Estate |
| Leah Sommerville | Director of Sales | DocMagic |
| Lilian Cheng | Creative Director | Finance of America |
| Lindsay Otto | Data Scientist | ATTOM |
| Lindsey Pfeifer | Director, Client Success | ICE Mortgage Technology |
| Lindsey Pryor | Vice President, Business Development | BOSSCAT Home Services and Technologies |
| Lydia Green | Head of Implementations | Vesta |
| Maggie Zielinski Swanson | Enterprise Account Executive / Sales Engineer | Floify |
| Malcolm Parish | Vice President, Product Management | Mr. Cooper |
| Marc-Antoine Juanéda | Director, Product Management, Agent Solutions | CoreLogic Real Estate Solutions |
| Matt Shelton | Vice President, Underwriting Leader | United Wholesale Mortgage |
| Matthew Hinkle | Senior Vice President, Reporting and Analytics | Planet Home Lending |
| Michael Guidotti | Chief Performance Officer | American Pacific Mortgage |
| Mike Bloch | Senior Vice President, Operations | AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation |
| Morgan Lea | Senior Associate Attorney, Florida Foreclosure and Evictions | McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLP |
| Nick Friedman | President, HomeLight Homes | HomeLight |
| Oliver Goldsmith | Director, Strategic Finance | loanDepot |
| Olivia Kelman | Partner | Mitchell Sandler PLLC |
| Phillip Van Hoven | Director, Development | Dark Matter Technologies |
| Prabeen Yesu Raj | Vice President, Operations and Centralized Operations Support | Moder Solutions LLC |
| Praneeth Reddy Saripalli | IT Manager, Development | Informative Research |
| Rajshekar Prabhakar | Director of Data Science and AI | ServiceLink |
| Ravi Jani | Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial Planning | The Real Brokerage |
| Ricardo Beer | Vice President, Franchise Sales | The Agency |
| Ryan Zimmerman | Director, Product Management | Sagent |
| Ryan Kearns | Managing Member and Mortgage Loan Originator | Kearns Mortgage Team |
| Samantha Schoenberg | Senior Vice President, Head of Performance Marketing | Newrez |
| Samuel Coleman | Luxury Home Advisor | IS Luxury |
| Sara DeWulf | Realtor | Buy Sell Build QC, Real Broker LLC |
| Sarah Yerkovich | Vice President, Product and Design | Gateless |
| Shannon McMahon | Homebuilder Partnerships Lead | Opendoor |
| Shawn Brown | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | Mortgage Maker AI |
| Shawn Chandwani | Senior Software Engineering Manager | Optimal Blue |
| Shelby Webb | Director of Recruiting and Administration | The Ashton Real Estate Group of RE/MAX Advantage |
| Simona Daneshfar | National Strategic Sales Manager | The CE Shop |
| Stephanie Graham | Assistant Vice President, Post Sale Conveyance and CWCOT, Title & Close | ServiceLink |
| Stephanie Mohr | Senior Vice President, Strategic Sales | LERETA |
| Stephanie Ruddell | Loan Originator | Gold Star Mortgage Financial |
| Sunny Ramamurthy | Director, Product Management | CoreLogic Real Estate Solutions |
| Taylor Christensen | Vice President, Marketing & Business Development | Realty ONE Group |
| Thomas Muldowney | VP, Business Development | Newrez |
| Wayne Stanley | President and Chief Executive Officer | Bowe Digital |
| Weston Conway | Chief Operating Officer | Closinglock |
| Will Salus | Vice President, Product Management and Tech Innovation | Opteon |
| Yakentha Britton | Vice President, Loan Acquisition Operations and Counterparty Risk Management | Radian Mortgage Capital |
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