As president of partnership lending, Dan Peña is responsible for growing loanDepot’s existing Joint Venture channel while finding innovative new ways to expand the services the company offers to its partners. An industry veteran with three decades of sales and operations experience, Dan brings a deep understanding of the builder segment to his work.

Dan began his career as a top-producing builder originator before moving into various sales and operations leadership positions. Since 2015 he has served as the head of loanDepot’s national Joint Venture channel, where he has strengthened the company’s existing partnerships and expanded the number of new joint ventures, including Meritage Homes, LGI Homes, Michael Saunders and Company, Smith Douglas Homes and Brookfield Residential, all while driving top-tier customer satisfaction and positioning the company as the partner of choice for many of the nation’s top home builders.

Dan earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University and served on the university’s business school sales advisory board for several years. He is actively involved in his community, supporting organizations including the Boys & Girls Clubs, War Heroes on Water and Compassion Center Chandler.