Alex Gionis - Capital Markets & Asset Management Analyst

About

Finance professional with extensive experience in capital markets, asset management, and commercial real estate. Currently serving as a Senior Analyst at Granite Point Mortgage Trust, managing relationships with diverse financing counterparties and overseeing a $2.5B loan book. Background includes credit analysis at Fitch Ratings, commercial credit underwriting at Valley Bank, and entrepreneurial ventures in real estate and consumer products.

Former Division I collegiate athlete and team captain with a strong track record of leadership, analytical excellence, and strategic decision-making in high-pressure environments.

Work Experience

Senior Analyst - Capital Markets and Asset Management

Granite Point Mortgage Trust

New York, NY

November 2022 - Present

Manage relationships with a diverse range of financing counterparties, including repo providers and CRE CLO bond investors
Develop and maintain dynamic models to drastically reduce analysis time related to CRE CLO construction and oversight; model objectives include optimizing reinvestment decisions for current $650 million in outstanding CRE CLOs, predicting rating agency treatment to guide new origination pricing, and cash-flow projection
Coordinate with deal teams and senior leadership to build out new asset management platform for $2.5B loan book, consisting primarily of senior floating-rate loans

Analyst - CMBS

Fitch Ratings

New York, NY

November 2021 - November 2022

Analyzed conduit and SASB CMBS transactions to provide investors and other market participants with reasoned credit opinions
Undertook credit modeling within the scope of published ratings criteria
Performed on-site property inspections and reviewed appraisal reports with a view toward forming forward-looking opinions on property quality
Prepared written ratings communications and presented ratings proposals to internal rating committees including senior management

Commercial Credit Underwriting Associate

Valley Bank

New York, NY

September 2019 - November 2021

Completed Valley's commercial credit underwriting training program
Read, interpreted, and analyzed financial statements and tax returns of companies in a variety of industries
Created credit packages for various types of facilities (term and revolving loans for C&I and CRE, ABL, healthcare, dealership, tax credit)
Participated in mentorship program to assist new associates in onboarding and professional development
Helped design and implement the roll-out of a new credit memo format as requested by senior management

Entrepreneurial Ventures

Co-Founder

Dance N Go

New York, NY

May 2024 - Present

Identified an unaddressed market gap for portable dance training equipment; designed and patented a proprietary portable floor system with attachable barre
Managed full product lifecycle from prototype to patent acquisition, focusing on unit economics, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy

Trader

Prediction Markets

January 2022 - December 2023

Generated >$200,000 in profit over 2 years by identifying and capitalizing on pricing inefficiencies in prediction markets
Developed and executed trading strategies including arbitrage and synthetic line creation to exploit market mispricings

Principal

Exi Holdings

Tampa Bay, FL

March 2020 - Present

Direct capital allocation strategy for a single- and multi-family real estate portfolio in the Tampa metro, focusing on risk-adjusted returns and return on time
Built proprietary web scraper to automate the screening of new Zillow listings, allowing for quick analysis of expected ROI of all assets in selected market