Christine Chandler, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Credit Officer with M&T Realty Capital Corp., has worn a lot of hats in 34-plus years and multiple roles with M&T. Now she’s ready for her next role: 2026 Chair of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

When he looks back on the proudest moments of his career so far, Seever Sulaiman isn’t hurting for memories--ranging from his initial industry job where he helped build the first automated mortgage fraud detection platform in the country to in 2018 selling a company he cofounded, Resitrader, to Optimal Blue.

The appraisal industry is going through some much-needed change. There is a big opportunity to speed up closing and ensure a worry-free buying experience for borrowers. So Kaushal Shah, Chief Technology Officer with Class Valuation, is reimagining the end-to-end appraisal experience powered by data & AI.