George Harrop

George Harrop is Executive Vice President and Head of National Small Business Lending for Banc of California. Mr. Harrop oversees a team of originators, underwriters and closers supporting the Bank’s Small Business Administration (SBA) lending initiatives nationwide. The National Small Business Lending team at Banc of California has originated over $6 billion in SBA loans.

Mr. Harrop has extensive experience in SBA lending, notably as the founder of the non-bank financial company MainStreet Lender LLC. To launch MainStreet, Mr. Harrop raised $62.5 million in equity and secured a debt facility of $150 million through Wachovia Capital Markets. Under his leadership, MainStreet Lender grew to be the ninth-largest SBA 7(a) lender in the country out of over 2,500 participating banks.

Prior to founding MainStreet Lender, Mr. Harrop was a Managing Partner with Pantheon Capital Partners LLC, a boutique commercial mortgage brokerage firm specializing in financing of multifamily, shopping center and purchase/redevelopment projects. His previous experience also includes serving as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Franchising for Case Design/Remodeling in Bethesda, Maryland.

Mr. Harrop is an experienced entrepreneur with a background in finance and real estate. Over the course of his career, he has been involved in the founding and advising of numerous business ventures in retail, commercial real estate and franchising. In 1992, Mr. Harrop founded a chain of espresso cafes, growing the company through franchising before selling it in 1998.

Mr. Harrop is a native of Washington, DC, and works out of the Banc of California office in Chevy Chase, Maryland.