Michael Comparato

Mr. Michael A.
Comparato is a President at Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. and a Managing Director & Head of Real Estate at Benefit Street Partners LLC.
Mr. Comparato serves as President of FBRT and the head of commercial real estate.
He is based in our New York Office.
Prior to joining BSP in 2015, he was head of U.S.
Equity Investments at Ladder Capital, where he led Ladder’s largest team that actively originated CMBS loans, structured/balance sheet loans, mezzanine loans and acquired strategic assets for the firm.
Prior to joining Ladder, he was president of BankAtlantic Commercial Mortgage Capital (BACMC), the CMBS affiliate of BankAtlantic, where he was responsible for managing all day-to-day operations.
Mr. Comparato also previously ran Compson Holding Corporation, which made various equity investments in multiple different commercial real estate assets and publicly traded REITs.
He received a Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, from Babson College.