Dr. Christopher Mayer serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Longbridge Financial. At Longbridge Financial, Dr. Mayer has led the expansion of the business, built exclusive partnerships that provide value-added services for older Americans, and developed a data and research program on reverse mortgages. As a faculty member, Dr. Mayer is the Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate, Finance & Economics at Columbia Business School (currently on leave) and holds affiliations with the Academic Advisory Board at Standard & Poor's and the Federal Reserve Bank of NY. During the financial crisis, he was active in advising policymakers