Brian Russell

Brian Russell is an Associate Director on the Investment Team. In his current role, he leads the firm’s Closed Loan Purchase and Warehouse Financing programs, and acts as Transaction Manager for the firm’s Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitization program. He leverages deep experience in securitization, collateral analysis, and transaction execution to support portfolio growth and capital deployment across the mortgage credit spectrum. Prior to joining Fidelis, Brian spent six years in Morgan Stanley’s Securitized Products Group, most recently as an Associate in New Issue Non-Agency Residential Mortgage Banking, where he advised issuers across a broad range of residential mortgage asset classes, including Prime Jumbo, NQM, DSCR, SFR, NPL/RPL, RTL, and CRT. In this role, he supported transactions from initial engagement through securitization execution. Earlier in his career, Brian was an Analyst on the Data Analytics team supporting the Securitized Products Group, where he facilitated loan acquisitions and developed analytical infrastructure utilized across whole loan trading and securitization activities. Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Lehigh University’s College of Business, with minors in Real Estate and Religious Studies.