


Chris Bixby
Chris Bixby is Managing Director of Venture Capital Strategies for Rice Park and is responsible for sourcing, underwriting, structuring and managing investments in early to mid-stage technology companies operating in the real estate-based finance, equity, services and...
Stephanie Kantola
Stephanie Kantola is Assistant Vice President of Systems, Reporting, and Analysis at Rice Park. She is responsible for the developing and implementation of technology infrastructure and the data landscape. Before joining Rice Park, Stephanie was Assistant Vice...
Mitch Steffen
Mitch Steffen is Vice President and head of systems, reporting, and analysis at Rice Park. He is responsible for the developing and implementation of technology infrastructure and the data landscape. Before joining Rice Park, Mitch was Vice President of Systems,...
Ashley Kelner
Ashley Kelner is Vice President of Servicing Oversight and Document Management at Rice Park. She is responsible for the daily operations of servicing oversight and mortgage documents for the MSR portfolio. Before joining Rice Park, Ashley was Assistant Vice President...
Kate Nelson
Kate Nelson is Vice President of Servicing Oversight and GSE Relations at Rice Park. She is the liaison with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in GSE relationships, as well as being responsible for the daily operations of Servicing Oversight for the MSR portfolio. Before...
Ghillian Grantham
Ghillian Grantham is Vice President of Transaction Management and Transfers with Rice Park. She is responsible for the initial set up and ongoing engagement with counterparties and oversees the service transfer process for the MSR portfolio. Before joining Rice Park,...
Emily Potrykus
Emily Potrykus is Vice President of MSR Analytics at Rice Park where she is responsible for key elements of MSR pricing, hedging, and portfolio management.Prior to joining Rice Park, Emily worked as Director at Finance of America Capital Management, in acquisitions,...
Mark Filler
Mark Filler is a partner of Rice Park, overseeing investments in operating companies with a focus on the loan origination sector. Mark brings more than 25 years of mortgage sector experience and approximately 35 lending company acquisitions to his role. From 2019 to...
Craig Freel, CFA
Craig Freel is a partner of Rice Park and services as the co-Chief Investment Officer, overseeing the firm’s investment team and overall portfolio management activities. Before joining the Rice Park team in 2020, Craig was the Senior Vice President of Portfolio...
Craig Opp
Craig Opp is a partner of Rice Park. As General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, he manages the firm’s legal and compliance functions. Before joining Rice Park, Craig was General Counsel and a member of the executive committee for GWG Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:...
Shawn Kelly
Shawn Kelly is a Rice Park partner and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the firm’s accounting, operations, transaction management, and asset management. Before joining Rice Park, Shawn previously worked as Managing Director, Residential Mortgage Operations at Two...