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Daniel Cruz is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in commercial real estate debt and investments. Currently serving as a Director at Benefit Street Partners since November 2020, Daniel previously held positions as an Associate at Ladder Capital Corp, focusing on debt and equity investments from April 2017 to May 2020, and as an Analyst at Fitch Ratings, specializing in structured finance (CMBS) from October 2016 to April 2017. Earlier in the career, Daniel worked as a CMBS Capital Markets Analyst at BNY Mellon, providing support for pricing, origination, and securitization, and gained experience as an Investment Banking Spring Intern at INTL FCStone Inc. Further back, Daniel was a Junior Commodities Trader at Tin Man Co., excelling in commodities trading while completing a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Minor in Economics from Florida International University.