Meet Your Team
The Patriot Funding, Inc. team members are highly experienced lending professionals with unique banking relationships. We take the time to understand the needs of each client and their diverse goals.
Leadership Team
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David Antonelli
Founder & CEO – Chicago, Illinois
David spearheads the execution of the company’s loan origination strategy and is responsible for growing and managing Patriot Funding’s Nationwide sales team and its Customers across the country. Since 2008, he has amassed a deep expertise in real estate finance, SBA, Bridge & Hard Money Financing – all of which combined contribute to the success of Patriot Funding’s platform. David Spent the first 12 years of his career as a Residential Loan Originator, after the 2008 economic crisis imploded upon our great Nation, David Gathered Individuals around the Country and continues to do so to bring Educated Professionals together with Business minded Entrepreneur’s to assist them in exceeding their goals thru ways of creative and successful Business & Real Estate Finance.
April Gricus
Chief Operating Officer – Chicago, Illinois
April was appointed to the position of Chief operating Officer in 2016. She joined the company off the back of a 20 year career managing projects and supply chain solutions with a record over the past 10 years for delivering substantial change, cost savings and efficiency improvements in many organizations.
Since joining Patriot this work has continued by putting in place many of the organizational procedures and work practices that we still follow today. It is April’s attention to detail and procedural knowledge that allows us to work as efficiently as possible.