Tyler Cullen is an Associate at Max Benjamin Partners, where he structures high-leverage, non-recourse construction financing for residential developers and homebuilders nationwide, across for-sale housing, build-to-rent, multifamily, and condominium projects. He has been involved in the placement of more than $75 million in construction capital. Tyler works closely with sponsors to understand both the project and the track record behind it, so that the story driving a deal is framed correctly for the right audience. No two projects are the same, and he spends the time upfront identifying the structure and the capital group best suited to a given business plan rather than forcing a deal into a generic box.

Tyler began his career at Houlihan Lokey in the firm's Portfolio Valuation and Fund Advisory practice, one of the largest independent valuation platforms in the world, where he valued illiquid debt and equity positions held by private credit funds, hedge funds, and REITs. He covered nearly 100 investments at any given time, giving him an early and unusually broad view of how institutional capital marks risk across the capital stack. He carries that perspective into every deal he structures today. Prior to joining MBP, Tyler spent a year at FloQast, a Los Angeles-based financial technology company.

Tyler earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business, with a minor in Mathematical Finance, and was named a USC Presidential Scholar, one of the university's top merit awards. Outside the office, he is a lifelong USC football fan and enjoys fly fishing and classic rock.