Mark Zytko is a co-founder of Mesa West Capital. Prior to co-founding Mesa West in 2004, Mr. Zytko spent five years with Credit Suisse First Boston as a Director and Head of its West Coast office located in Los Angeles. Previous to CSFB, Mr. Zytko was a Vice President with GE Capital Real Estate running their Seattle office.  Previous to GE Capital, Mr. Zytko was a Manager of mortgage lending with SunAmerica Investments in Los Angeles. For five years at SunAmerica, he originated mortgage loans for the insurance company’s portfolio, made RTC portfolio acquisitions and was involved in the issuance and purchase of commercial mortgage backed securities.  Mr. Zytko began his career as a Senior Real Estate Analyst with CB Commercial in their Investment Banking Services unit.  Mr. Zytko is a graduate of Stanford University with a BA in Economics.  Mr. Zytko is a past Chairman of CREFC and is actively involved in Urban Land Institute, Stanford Alumni Real Estate Council and Fisher Center UC Berkeley.