Britt Johnson, Managing Director, Fitch Ratings
CREFC Women’s Network Member | Chicago, IL
Connect With Me: britt.johnson@fitchratings.com | Linkedin
I’m the head of Fitch’s North American CMBS Surveillance team. We cover Fitch’s full book of NA CMBS transactions, along with servicer ratings and collateral manager assessments. My team monitors and updates ratings on more than 1,000 transactions across multiborrower conduit, agency, SFR, CRE CLO, large loan, and SASB deals – including data centers – and we also rate or assess nearly 80 servicer and collateral manager entities. We produce research and web content in support of the broader CMBS group. I also led our rollout of CMBS ESG Relevance Scores, which we’ve maintained across the portfolio since 2018.
I started my CMBS surveillance career more than 25 years ago and have been lucky to work with a lot of great people – both current and former Fitch analysts and many others across the industry. I attended my first CREFC events years ago and quickly found that CREFC and the Women’s Network are some of the best ways to stay connected, meet new people across the market, and keep learning.
3 Fun Facts About Me:
• Best piece of advice I’ve ever received: “Surround yourself with good people.” The people around you have more impact on your professional and personal life than anything else.
• Biggest cooking flop: A ‘pound cake’ that weighed about 25 pounds.
• New hobby I’ve picked up: I started yoga about five years ago and it’s been the best thing I’ve ever done for my mental and physical health.