Richard A. Katz is the Co-Founder and Co-Principal of Rodeo Lending and serves as the Co-Fund Manager of Westridge Lending Fund, LLC., a commercial debt fund specializing in business purpose real estate financing. Richard has extensive experience in real estate finance, residential and commercial real estate management, general finance, management, economic cycles, and business development. Richard is also co-owner and President of Rodeo Capital, Inc., a California licensed broker of private and conventional real estate loans in Los Angeles, California. Since 2012, Richard has been involved in more than $1,500,000,000 of private money loans.