Walker & Dunlop CEO and leadership

​Willy Walker is the third generation of Walkers to lead Walker & Dunlop. Mr. Walker joined the company in 2003 as executive vice president and chief operating officer, became president in 2005, and chief executive officer in 2007. Mr. Walker assumed the role of chairman of the board in 2010 after serving on the company's board since 2000. Under Mr. Walker’s leadership, Walker & Dunlop has grown dramatically from a small, family-owned company to a publicly-traded corporation that is today one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States. Walker & Dunlop was named one of the ''50 Fastest Growing Companies'' in the Washington Region in 2011 and 2012, one of the ''Great Places to Work'' in 2012, and Mr. Walker won the Ernst & Young ''Entrepreneur of the Year'' award for Financial Services in the Washington Region in 2011.

Howard Smith is a President & COO at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. and Board Member at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. and is based in Bethesda, Maryland. He has worked as Chairman at Fannie Mae Dus Peer Group. Howard works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at NMHC, BOARD MEMBER at Tudor Place Foundation Inc, and BOARD MEMBER at Cushman & Wakefield. He studied at Washington and Lee University.

Paula Pryor is an Exec VP/Chief Human Resources Officer at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. and is based in Kensington, Maryland. She has worked as Senior VP:Human Resources at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.; Vice President - Human Resources at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.; and People Team at Katzenbach Partners LLC. Paula attended Richmond between 1995 and 1999, Ursuline Academy between 1991 and 1995, and Georgetown University between 2000 and 2001.

Kris Mikkelsen are a COO & Mng Dir:Investment Sales at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. and Exec VP:Investment Sales at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC.. They have worked as Chief Executive Officer at INLAND POWER & LIGHT CO. Kris work or have worked as MEMBER at Multifamily Gold Council for the Urban Land Institute, COO/Managing Director at Engler Financial Group LLC, and PRESIDENT at Board of Directors for Atlanta Junior Golf. They studied at GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECH.

​Willy Walker is the third generation of Walkers to lead Walker & Dunlop. Mr. Walker joined the company in 2003 as executive vice president and chief operating officer, became president in 2005, and chief executive officer in 2007. Mr. Walker assumed the role of chairman of the board in 2010 after serving on the company's board since 2000. Under Mr. Walker’s leadership, Walker & Dunlop has grown dramatically from a small, family-owned company to a publicly-traded corporation that is today one of the largest commercial real estate finance companies in the United States. Walker & Dunlop was named one of the ''50 Fastest Growing Companies'' in the Washington Region in 2011 and 2012, one of the ''Great Places to Work'' in 2012, and Mr. Walker won the Ernst & Young ''Entrepreneur of the Year'' award for Financial Services in the Washington Region in 2011.

Howard Smith is a President & COO at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. and Board Member at WALKER & DUNLOP, INC. and is based in Bethesda, Maryland. He has worked as Chairman at Fannie Mae Dus Peer Group. Howard works or has worked as BOARD MEMBER at NMHC, BOARD MEMBER at Tudor Place Foundation Inc, and BOARD MEMBER at Cushman & Wakefield. He studied at Washington and Lee University.