Timothy J. Sloan

We hope you will enjoy, learn, and profit from this special edition of the 3 in 10 podcast.

Well, welcome to a special edition of the 3 in 10 podcast with Tim Sloan of Fortress.

So, Tim Sloan is one of the true wise men in our industry.

He served 31 years at Wells Fargo as the COO, the CFO, and the CEO.

Today, Tim is Vice Chairman and Global Head of Real Estate at Fortress.

That is such a truism.

So, Tim, you've been allocating capital for nearly four decades.

And what is one investment belief that you hold today in 2026 that the 35-year-old Tim Sloan would have disagreed with?

Welcome back to The Inside Deal.

Today I'm joined by Tim Sloan, someone who spent his career at the center of some of the most important transactions and leadership moments in modern finance, from helping lead Wells Fargo's acquisition of Wachovia during the financial crisis to partnering with Blackstone on one of the largest real estate transactions ever completed, the acquisition of the majority of GE Capital's real estate assets.

Tim has had a front row seat to deals that reshaped the financial and commercial real estate landscape.

Along the way, he rose through the ranks to become CEO of Wells Fargo, continuing developing the skills required to succeed at every level from operator to executive to CEO.

But beyond the transactions, what makes this conversation so compelling is the leadership and decision-making behind them.

We talk about what it takes to lead through uncertainty, how to be entrepreneurial inside a large organization, how relationships shaped Tim's career, the advice he has for young professionals, and where he sees the greatest opportunities in commercial real estate going forward.

Please enjoy my conversation with Tim Sloan.

Tim, it's September 2008.

Yeah.

It wasn't until 2016 that the chief executive of Wells Fargo, who at that point was another person called Timothy Sloan, during a town hall meeting admitted that there were some instances where reports of employee-based behavior to the ethics hotline were handled, quote, inappropriately.

Right.

That's one way of putting it.

Yeah.

It wasn't until 2016 that the chief executive of Wells Fargo, who at that point was another person called Timothy Sloan, during a town hall meeting admitted that there were some instances where reports of employee bad behavior to the Ethics Hotline were handled, quote, "inappropriately." [laughs]

Right.

That's one way of putting it.