Rian Emmett

Rian Emmett is the Segment Head and Executive Vice President of KeyBank’s Specialty Finance Lending business, which he has led since its inception in 2008. He oversees all aspects of the business’s performance and strategic direction. The unit focuses on various commercial sectors in the private credit market such as funds, business development companies (BDCs), middle market lenders, large transportation equipment lessors, growth capital providers (tech and life sciences), small- to mid-size equipment finance companies, ABL providers, and consumer sectors. The unit also invests actively in middle market collateralized loan obligations (CLOs).

With more than 45 years in structured finance, including 27 years at KeyBank, Rian has held numerous leadership roles. Before joining KeyBank, he spent 10 years at Citibank Securities as a senior transactor in structured finance across various asset classes — including tax sensitized. His experience spans origination, underwriting, syndication, and management of structured finance transactions, largely focused on the commercial specialty finance sector.

Rian received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business and economics from Edinboro University in Pennsylvania.