John Saunders, CFA
McCary StevensAssociates,Inc.
750 Main Street, Suite 1308
Hartford, CT 06103
(860) 761-1000
(860) 761-1009, fax
saunders'@'mccarystevens.com
www.mccarystevens.com

John Saunders, CFA, Principal

Mr. Saunders has over 12 years of commercial real estate experience. Prior to joining MSA, he spent 10 years with Cigna Corporation’s commercial real estate department in Bloomfield (Hartford), CT. For most of that time, Mr. Saunders purchased, originated, underwrote and closed over $450 million in commercial mortgage loans for Cigna’s general account, covering various regions across the country including the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest. In addition, he performed numerous commercial mortgage loan collateral reviews assessing property, market and economic risks and assigning individual quality ratings to each loan for total return analysis and risk management. Mr. Saunders also managed a $350 million equity real estate portfolio for Cigna and its pension clients, for a number of years, coordinating all key property management activities including, leasing, financing, budgeting, capital improvements and disposition. Prior to Cigna, he worked for three years with Aetna Life and Casualty’s fixed income group where he managed the department’s banking relationships and income collections for its mortgage-backed security holdings. Mr. Saunders is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a member of the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).  He earned a BA in economics from Bucknell University and an MBA from The University of Connecticut.