We founded ATALYST on the premise that creating a corporate culture rooted in integrity, service, hard work, and diligence would attract the best employees and translate to the highest levels of client satisfaction.

Mr. Gilchrist is the founder of ATALYST. Mr. Gilchrist has over 25 years of experience in banking, real estate, and accounting and has worked for public and private multinational firms and has experienced success as an entrepreneur.

Mr. Gilchrist began his career as a certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen where he specialized in the real estate and communications industries. Clients included Spieker Properties, Glenborough Realty Trust and the The Bristol Group. Mr. Gilchrist left Arthur Andersen to join one of his publicly traded clients, Star Telecom where he was promoted to the role of Chief Financial Officer of European Operations. He transitioned to banking when he joined Lehman Brothers in London, where he specialized in cross-border merger and acquisition advisory, capital raises and debt restructuring. Mr. Gilchrist left Lehman Brothers and went on with colleagues to establish a boutique investment bank, Silver Pacific Advisors.

Mr. Gilchrist has been directly involved in over $2.5bn worth of transactions. Past clients include Watt Communities, Rise Development, Lakai Ltd, DVS, Carina Homes, Celebrate Homes, Stanpark Homes, Olympia Companies, Wingfield Nevada, Mystic Casinos, Kapex, Casino Fandango, American West Development, PDS Gaming, and Resort Gaming among others.

Mr. Gilchrist received his B.S. in Accounting and a Master in Business Taxation from the University of Southern California.

Finalis Affiliation Disclosure:

John Gilchrist offers consulting services, mortgage financing and real estate transaction services through Atalyst Financial Group, Inc., Atalyst Commercial Mortgage, LLC, Resource Management & Development, Inc. and affiliates (“Atalyst Financial Group”). In addition to offering these in-house services, John Gilchrist is separately registered as a representative of Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA/SIPC.

Ms. DeLaney is a Managing Director of Atalyst Commercial Mortgage. Her experience spans over 35 years in the area of banking and the financial services industry, holding positions in senior management and at the executive level.

She served as President/CEO and Board of Director for a community bank in Nevada, organized a start-up bank, facilitated capital offerings, worked on the sale and acquisition of institutions, managed a large commercial real estate bank division with a $450 million portfolio and developed/oversaw the day to day operations of a $60 million non-profit community development agency.

Ms. DeLaney was the founding president/chief executive officer/director of Sun West Bank for 12 years until its sale to City National Bank; executive vice president and chief operating officer for Sun State Bank managing all operational, corporate/shareholder and regulatory aspects of the Bank resulting in a regulatory turn around, doubling the bank’s asset size and then facilitating its high yielding sale to Zions Bancorp; founding president/chief executive officer of the Nevada Community Reinvestment Corporation, a non-profit organization established in concert with the Federal Reserve Bank to provide affordable housing solutions within the state of Nevada working directly with municipalities, developers/borrowers and banks throughout the state in utilizing creative and collaborative funding options, i.e. tax credits, state and federal grants and housing bonds to ensure the communities in Nevada could offer affordable housing to its citizens. Additional experience in the financial services industry include a number of senior management positions with expertise in the key areas of corporate/commercial real estate lending, managing and resolving problem asset loans, chief credit officer, organizational operations management, finance/controllers, human resources and marketing.

Active in the Las Vegas community, Ms. DeLaney has held board, membership and affiliations with a number of non-profit agencies, civic and trade organizations, and business boards.

Ms. DeLaney has resided in Southern Nevada since 1990 and prior to that for 19 years in Reno, Nevada. Graduated – Western University/Portland State University, Business Administration and the Pacific Coast Banking School for executives and CEO’s.