Brian Chi is the Chief Financial Officer for Fidelity Bancorp Funding. He brings nearly two decades of experience across public accounting, investment management, real estate, and mortgage origination. 

Prior to joining Fidelity, Brian served as the Corporate Controller at PeerStreet, an A16Z portfolio company specializing in fractionalized lending of real estate-backed business purpose loans. He previously ran corporate accounting at LoanDepot where he secured corporate debt financing, assisted in transforming operations to absorb a five-fold increase in origination volume, and helped the company complete a successful IPO. Brian served as the Director of Treasury & Reporting at Wedgewood, managing financial reporting and treasury for both Wedgewood and its subsidiary, Civic Financial Services. In this role, he was instrumental in establishing financing relationships with Wall Street banks including Credit Suisse and Citi.

Brian started his career as an Audit Manager at Deloitte, working with major financial institutions including BlackRock, Fidelity, and Eaton Vance. He’s held managerial positions at large investment managers including Manulife and John Hancock Investments. Brian is a Certified Public Accountant, has a Master of Business Administration from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and holds an undergraduate degree from Chapman University.