Todd Popovich
Managing Director Institutional Commercial Real Estate Finance, California
Todd Popovich is the Managing Director for Institutional Commercial Real Estate Finance for Western Alliance Bank’s California operations. Based in Los Angeles, he is responsible for driving strategic growth while navigating today’s evolving commercial real estate market.
Having served clients across the United States, Mr. Popovich’s expertise spans the spectrum of real estate lending products and solutions, including providing note-on-note back leverage on real estate secured loans originated by non-bank capital providers. At Western Alliance, he leads a client-focused team focused on delivering tailored financing across all real estate product types and entity structures, across California and beyond.
He previously held roles with the Large Corporate Real Estate Group at formerly Bank One (now JP Morgan Chase) and with Wells Fargo, where he began with the Real Estate Banking Group in San Francisco, later relocating to Los Angeles in 2003 to lead the region as executive vice president. In 2018, he joined HSBC as regional head, based in Los Angeles, focusing on larger institutional and international sponsors and institutional real estate throughout the United States.
Mr. Popovich serves on the City of Hope Executive Board of the Los Angeles Real Estate & Construction Council and the Finance Committee of Westwood Presbyterian Church and is a past member of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate Executive Committee. He has been involved with ICSC, NAIOP and the Urban Land Institute.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Marketing from the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, graduating magna cum laude.
Commercial Real Estate
Western Alliance Commercial Real Estate, a national banking group within Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, delivers tailored CRE and construction financing solutions to clients for all asset classes, wherever business happens. Industry experts provide responsive service that puts clients at the center of everything. The Commercial Real Estate Group is part of Western Alliance Bancorporation, which has more than $85 billion in assets. Major accolades include being ranked as a top U.S. bank in 2024 by American Banker and Bank Director. With significant national capabilities, the Commercial Real Estate Group delivers the reach, resources and deep industry knowledge that make a difference for customers.