David Neylan, President, Chief Operating Officer

David M. Neylan is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Guild Holdings Company. In his current roles, David provides strategic, organizational and administrative leadership to the day-to-day company operations and oversees the production, operations and loan administration divisions. David served as Guild Mortgage Company LLC’s Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer since January 2020 and as a member of its board of managers since December 2020. Prior to that, David held a number of leadership positions at Guild Mortgage Company LLC, including as its Senior Vice President, Business Development from August 2014 to December 2019. Before joining Guild Mortgage Company LLC in 2007, David managed the local branch, regional and national origination divisions at CMG Mortgage Inc., a provider of mortgage banking, where he began his career in the mortgage banking industry in 1997. David is currently a member of the board of directors of the California Mortgage Bankers Association, an association representing the California residential and commercial real estate finance industry, and a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, an association representing the real estate finance industry. David earned a bachelor of science degree from the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California.