David M. Brickman is the President of D2 Residential and a Partner at D2 Asset Management, a global investment management firm specializing in real estate and asset-based credit. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer and founder of NewPoint Real Estate Capital, a real estate finance company focused on serving the multifamily, residential, and healthcare markets and one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate finance firms in the US from 2021 to 2024. During this time, he also served as a Senior Advisor at Stone Point Capital.  

Up through January of 2021, Brickman was Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac, one of the largest providers of mortgage financing in the U.S. Prior to that he was President. He also served as a member of the company’s Board of Directors. During his tenure he led the 3+ trillion-dollar company through a period of significant growth, change, and disruption as the company successfully navigated the challenges of the COVID crisis. Brickman spent most of his career at Freddie Mac working in and leading the Multifamily business, where he presided over a period of remarkable growth and established the company’s flagship K-Deal securitization program as one of the leading securitized products in the structured finance markets. He also drove significant innovation and an expansion in Freddie Mac's products and offerings – particularly those serving the growing need for affordable and workforce housing.  

Brickman completed all doctoral coursework for the Ph.D. program in economics and real estate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as a non-resident Fellow at the Urban Institute and sits on the board of Enterprise Community Partners, and he has also held positions as a Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University and an Adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is also the holder of a US Patent for a unique mortgage-backed security structure. 

Deryk Meherik is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Structured Finance Group. Deryk is the team lead overseeing the review of primary US CRE CDO/CLO transactions and also contributes to research and methodology development for CRE CDO/CLO products.

 He has authored or co-authored three global rating methodologies, including those for structured finance CDOs, SF resecuritizations, and SF interest-only securities. Prior to his current position, Deryk was a lead analyst in the primary CRE team, rating a variety of fixed and floating rate CMBS and CRE CDO transactions, as well as assisting with primary SC MM and BSL CLO deals.

 Before joining Moody’s, Deryk was a CRE acquisition and research analyst for a private New York-based real estate firm. He holds a dual M.S. in civil engineering and real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B.A. from the University of Calgary.

Darrell Wheeler leads CMBS and CRE CLO research at Moody’s Ratings, with over 30 years in commercial real estate and securitization research. He has developed innovative mortgage models, managed structured finance research at top firms including Cantor Fitzgerald, S&P Global Ratings, and Citigroup, and received multiple accolades, such as repeated Institutional Investors poll rankings. Darrell is also an active contributor and editorial board member for CREFC’s E-primer.

David M. Brickman is the President of D2 Residential and a Partner at D2 Asset Management, a global investment management firm specializing in real estate and asset-based credit. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer and founder of NewPoint Real Estate Capital, a real estate finance company focused on serving the multifamily, residential, and healthcare markets and one of the fastest-growing commercial real estate finance firms in the US from 2021 to 2024. During this time, he also served as a Senior Advisor at Stone Point Capital.  

Up through January of 2021, Brickman was Chief Executive Officer of Freddie Mac, one of the largest providers of mortgage financing in the U.S. Prior to that he was President. He also served as a member of the company’s Board of Directors. During his tenure he led the 3+ trillion-dollar company through a period of significant growth, change, and disruption as the company successfully navigated the challenges of the COVID crisis. Brickman spent most of his career at Freddie Mac working in and leading the Multifamily business, where he presided over a period of remarkable growth and established the company’s flagship K-Deal securitization program as one of the leading securitized products in the structured finance markets. He also drove significant innovation and an expansion in Freddie Mac's products and offerings – particularly those serving the growing need for affordable and workforce housing.  

Brickman completed all doctoral coursework for the Ph.D. program in economics and real estate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He holds a master's degree in public policy from Harvard University and a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He currently serves as a non-resident Fellow at the Urban Institute and sits on the board of Enterprise Community Partners, and he has also held positions as a Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University and an Adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University. He is also the holder of a US Patent for a unique mortgage-backed security structure. 

Darrell Wheeler leads CMBS and CRE CLO research at Moody’s Ratings, with over 30 years in commercial real estate and securitization research. He has developed innovative mortgage models, managed structured finance research at top firms including Cantor Fitzgerald, S&P Global Ratings, and Citigroup, and received multiple accolades, such as repeated Institutional Investors poll rankings. Darrell is also an active contributor and editorial board member for CREFC’s E-primer.

Deryk Meherik is an Associate Managing Director in Moody’s Structured Finance Group. Deryk is the team lead overseeing the review of primary US CRE CDO/CLO transactions and also contributes to research and methodology development for CRE CDO/CLO products.

 He has authored or co-authored three global rating methodologies, including those for structured finance CDOs, SF resecuritizations, and SF interest-only securities. Prior to his current position, Deryk was a lead analyst in the primary CRE team, rating a variety of fixed and floating rate CMBS and CRE CDO transactions, as well as assisting with primary SC MM and BSL CLO deals.

 Before joining Moody’s, Deryk was a CRE acquisition and research analyst for a private New York-based real estate firm. He holds a dual M.S. in civil engineering and real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a B.A. from the University of Calgary.