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Leonard M. Tannenbaum, CFA, is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNS), a commercial real estate lender focused on originating loans in the Southern United States.[[1]](https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/suns/company/)[[2]](https://sunriserealtytrust.com) With over 25 years as a macro investor specializing in credit, he has underwritten more than $10 billion in loans and taken four entities public, including business development companies (BDCs), hedge funds, and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).[[2]](https://sunriserealtytrust.com)
At age 27, Tannenbaum founded Fifth Street Capital, growing it into an alternative credit asset manager with $5 billion in assets under management, over 150 employees, and offices nationwide before its sale to Oaktree Capital Management in 2017.[[2]](https://sunriserealtytrust.com) Post-sale, he established a family office and during the pandemic founded AFC Gamma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFCG), another publicly traded REIT specializing in CRE and cannabis operator loans.[[2]](https://sunriserealtytrust.com) As Exec COB (Executive Chairman of the Board), 10% owner, he has recently engaged in trading activities at SUNS.[[1]](https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/suns/company/)
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