THE CRS TEAM
Michael D. Drusano
Managing Director, Real Estate Group
Michael Drusano leads the Real Estate Group for Construction Risk Solutions, LLC (CRS). His primary responsibilities are business development and strategic planning for the group. Prior to joining CRS in 2010, Michael created a real estate industry-focused risk management team at a regional insurance brokerage firm.
Before entering the risk management and insurance industry in 2005, Michael was employed in the real estate finance industry. His prior real estate finance experience includes over $6.5 billion in transactions involving office, retail, industrial, healthcare, seniors housing, government (GSA) and special purpose properties located throughout the United States.
Previously, Michael spent five years as a Vice President in the Structured Finance Group of Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. He was responsible for business development, transaction structuring, underwriting and assisting the fixed-income sales and trading group with the private placement of highly structured, commercial mortgage-backed securities.
Prior to his employment with Legg Mason, Michael was a Vice President in the Finance Division of Integrated Health Services, Inc. His primary responsibilities included the negotiation and execution of all real estate related transactions.
Michael began his real estate finance career in 1989 as a commercial real estate lender with First National Bank of Maryland (currently M&T Bank).
Michael graduated from Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Science degree with Special Attainments in Commerce. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Sellinger School of Business at Loyola University Maryland. Michael is a speaker at the University of Maryland School of Real Estate and a member of the Council of Advisors for the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at the University of Maryland.
