KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC.
Ownership & governance
Executives 5Directors 8Avg age 59Avg tenure 7.8y
MS
Matthew Salem
Chief Executive Officer
Age 52Since 2015-09-30Profile →
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Executives5
Board of directors8
RR
Ralph Rosenberg→
Chairman
Age 61Since 2014-09-30
MS
Matthew Salem→
Director/Board Member
Age 52Since 2022-01-31
TA
Terrance Ahern→
Director/Board Member
Age 70Since 2017-04-30
JL
Jonathan Langer→
Director/Board Member
Age 57Since 2017-04-30
DM
Deborah McAneny→
Director/Board Member
Age 67Since 2017-04-30
PM
Paula Madoff→
Director/Board Member
Age 58Since 2018-05-03
IE
Irene Esteves→
Director/Board Member
Age 67Since 2018-06-10
CL
Christopher Lee→
Director/Board Member
Age 47Since 2020-03-08
Shareholders5
| Name | Stake | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| KKR Investment Management LLC | 14.29 % | 9,187,501 |
| Long Pond Capital LP | 8.917 % | 5,733,513 |
| BlackRock Advisors LLC | 7.959 % | 5,117,608 |
| Nomura Global Financial Products, Inc. | 4.472 % | 2,875,297 |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.619 % | 2,327,008 |
Catalog · 2026-07-09
Registry officers13
| Name | Role | Since | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendra Decious | Director of Finance/CFO | 2022-02-28 | - |
| Leo Michalakos | Director of Finance/CFO | 2018-12-31 | - |
| Matthew Salem | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-09-30 | - |
| Ralph Rosenberg | Chairman | 2014-09-30 | - |
| Christopher Lee | Director/Board Member | 2020-03-08 | - |
| Deborah McAneny | Director/Board Member | 2017-04-30 | - |
| Irene Esteves | Director/Board Member | 2018-06-10 | - |
| Jonathan Langer | Director/Board Member | 2017-04-30 | - |
Registry · as of 2026-07-09
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Street consensus
Consensus buyMean target 7.63Range 6.5–9.5Analysts 4
6.5Mean 7.639.5
- Buy 2
- Hold 3
- Strong sell 1
Broker actions40 of 84
| Firm | Action | To | Target | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 6.5 | 2026-10-09 |
| JP Morgan | Maintained | Underweight | 7.5 | 2026-07-24 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 7 | 2026-07-23 |
| JP Morgan | Downgrade | Underweight | 8 | 2026-07-17 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | 7 | 2026-04-28 |
| Citizens | Downgrade | Market Perform | — | 2026-04-27 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 6 | 2026-04-24 |
| JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | 6.5 | 2026-04-16 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Market Perform | 7 | 2026-04-08 |
| Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | 9.5 | 2026-03-23 |
| JP Morgan | Maintained | Neutral | 8 | 2026-02-05 |
| Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | 9 | 2026-02-05 |
Firm rows and rating mix from Yahoo Finance; mean target is Yahoo’s aggregate until OpenFilings derives consensus from broker rows.