Scott Wilkie joined Berkadia in June 2018 as a Managing Director in the Columbus Office. Scott has extensive knowledge of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and balance sheet lending programs. Prior to joining Berkadia, Scott was a Senior Investment Professional at Nationwide Insurance for 18 years where he was responsible for originating commercial mortgage loans for Nationwide's general account portfolio and for its third-party partners through a national network of correspondent mortgage bankers in select markets across the United States. Wilkie managed both the internal teams and external partners responsible for the origination and portfolio management of commercial mortgage loans and was directly responsible for the origination of over $3.7 billion of loans for Nationwide.In his current role, Scott is responsible for originating commercial loan opportunities regionally and throughout the United States in all property types. Additionally, given his background, Scott provides life company financing expertise to the Berkadia network in addition to growing the Berkadia Mortgage Banking and Investment Sales production in Ohio.