“I have been doing business with Michael and Minda for years and cant say enough about them. They have the two things that I look for, competence and integrity...and Minda is the best ever!!”
Minda Johnstone
Principal and Chief Credit Officer
Minda Johnstone is a founding principal and the Chief Credit Officer of Calabasas-based Freedom Financial Funds, LLC. She has over 40 years of experience in commercial real estate lending. She has originated, approved and managed over $2 billion of loans over her career. She also managed problem loan portfolios exceeding $500 million, with substantially favorable results.
Minda’s banking career started at First National Bank of Chicago in Chicago; spanned 16 years at City National Bank in Beverly Hills, where she earned its Blue Ladder Award; and continued at a community bank in Century City.
Minda currently serves on the Northwestern University Leadership Circle Regional Board. She served 10 years as Director and Treasurer of HomeAid. She is a Past President of Commercial Real Estate Women of Los Angeles (CREW-LA); and later served on its Advisory Board.
- Education
- B.A., Northwestern University. MBA, Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.
- Boards
- Northwestern University Leadership Circle Regional Board. Director and Treasurer of HomeAid for 10 years.
- CREW-LA
- Past President, and later a member of its Advisory Board
- Recognition
- Blue Ladder Award, City National Bank
“I have been doing business with Michael and Minda for years and cant say enough about them. They have the two things that I look for, competence and integrity...and Minda is the best ever!!”
Minda in the news
- Celebrating 40 Years of CREW-LA: Honoring Minda Johnstone and Our Visionary LeadersAugust 19, 2024
- Stepping Towards a Breast Cancer-Free Future: Minda Johnstone’s Inspiring 3-Day JourneyJuly 25, 2023
- Freedom Financial Funds Provides $3,225,000 Build-to-suit Construction Loan In Phoenix, Ariz.November 19, 2021
