As Chairman of Column Financial, Quinn is responsible for managing Column Financial, U.S. and Column Guaranteed, its Fannie Mae DUS and Freddie Mac origination affiliate.

Quinn joined DLJ/Column in 1993 from Equitable Real Estate where he was a Vice President, with responsibility for loan workouts.  Prior to this, he was with The Calibre Companies, a private development company in Atlanta, where he served as Chief Financial Officer for ten years.  He began his career at First National Bank of Chicago in the commercial lending department, and later in the real estate lending department.

Quinn has served on MBA’s Commercial/Multifamily Board of Governors (COMBOG) since 2000, serving as Vice Chair from 2003-2005.  He has also served as Vice Chair of the Board’s strategic planning committee, Chair of MBA's audit committee and Vice Chair of MBA's political action committee (MORPAC), as well as the membership committee. 

Kieran is a trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers and Regis High School in New York City.  Additionally, he is Governor of the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association and a member of the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Atlanta.

In addition to Quinn, MBA also elected David G. Kittle, CMB, President and Chief Executive Officer of Principle Wholesale Lending, Inc., as Chairman-Elect of MBA, and Robert E. Story, Jr., CMB, President of Seattle Financial Group, as Vice Chairman of MBA.  All three officers will serve for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is the national association representing the real estate finance industry, an industry that employs more than 280,000 people in virtually every community in the country. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the association works to ensure the continued strength of the nation's residential and commercial real estate markets; to expand homeownership and extend access to affordable housing to all Americans. MBA promotes fair and ethical lending practices and fosters professional excellence among real estate finance employees through a wide range of educational programs and a variety of publications. Its membership of over 2,400 companies includes all elements of real estate finance: mortgage companies, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, Wall Street conduits, life insurance companies and others in the mortgage lending field. For additional information, visit MBA's Web site:  www.mortgagebankers.org.