Joseph (Joe) Hardy is the Managing Director and Head of Brio Homebuilder Solutions, a division within Brio Real Estate, a real estate credit solutions provider delivering value to Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS) investments across the globe.

In this role, Joe is responsible for growing Brio’s homebuilder lending business, building and leading a high-performing team, and enhancing existing processes to improve efficiencies and client experience. Joe and his team are focused on driving innovative growth opportunities and delivering exceptional solutions for our partners.

With over 30 years of banking experience, Joe has held key leadership roles at Flagstar Bank, where he launched a de novo homebuilder finance group to support homebuilders and developers nationally; Texas Capital Bank and RBC Bank (USA).