Andy Pedersen has been in the financing field for over 15 years. Andy founded Structured Asset Finance in 2011 and has placed commercial debt since 2005. Andy has worked on the financing of multifamily and commercial mortgages, equipment financing, SBA financing, asset based lending, and private money financing. Andy’s expertise in handling complex, non bankable transactions has helped make Structured Asset Finance an industry leader. Since its inception he has provided more than $112 million dollars in financing to his clients. Prior to his career in the financing industry he was employed by John Q Hammons in management, working in the lodging and food and beverage industry. He currently lives in West Des Moines with his wife Angie and daughter Violet.
Lynn Jensen just recently joined Structured Asset Finance as a Private Banker. Some of his prior activities include State Director of USDA’s Rural Development. Besides overseeing over $200 million in annual loans and grants, he advised the national office on several committees during his tenure. He was asked to oversee operations and coordinate operations between USDA, FEMA, and the State of Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. His initiatives will become part of normal response for future disaster recovery efforts. Prior to his appointment to Rural Development, he was the Chairman of the Board of the National corn growers association. During his time with the National Corn Growers Association, he served as Co- CEO, President, President elect, and Chairman of the Customer and business development, and the Research and Development committee. He was involved in all aspects regarding the Associations interest in Ethanol. Lynn still maintains his family farm near Lake Preston, South Dakota. He is also involved in several business ventures that relate to adding value to agriculture and rural communities. Lynn, and his wife of 26 years, Jodi, have two sons, Justin (23) and Evan (20).