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Robert Sheena

Director, Sales

Robert Sheena joined Arbor in 2018. He is responsible for originating loans across all of Arbor’s portfolio of products including Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, Bridge, and SFR Portfolios. He started his career with Arbor working in the Boston office as a Screening Analyst and Underwriting Analyst, then rose through the originations ranks to Sales Associate and Originator. He began originating full-time in February 2022.

Currently based in New York City, Mr. Sheena has relied on the deep experience of his involvement in closings and several long-term borrower and broker relationships. He has done more than $1.5 billion in transactions since entering Sales. Prior to joining Arbor, he worked in wealth management at P.J.Weil in Tel Aviv, Israel, handling several different asset classes before focusing on real estate.

Mr. Sheena graduated from Reichman University in Israel with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from the Arison School of Business.

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