# Brian Hardecker

> Brian Hardecker is a New York-based real estate investor and entrepreneur, founder and founding CEO of Truehold and founder and CEO of Longmark. His family’s experience selling his grandfather’s home helped inspire Truehold’s residential sale-leaseback offering. A former Blackstone principal and Villanova alumnus, he was a 2023 Inman Innovator of the Year finalist and was recognized in Inman’s Alternative Financing category in 2023 and 2024.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Longmark; founder and founding CEO of Truehold
- **Organizations:** Longmark, Truehold, Blackstone
- **Education:** BBA, Finance, Economics & Real Estate, Villanova University
- **Known for:** 2023 Inman Innovator of the Year finalist., Included in the Alternative Financing category of Inman’s 2023 and 2024 Best of Proptech award winners., Founded Truehold, which launched in St. Louis in 2021 and reports serving its 1,000th customer in 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2021** — Worked at Blackstone, becoming a principal; Longmark credits him with acquiring and managing a multibillion-dollar real estate investment portfolio.
- **2021** — Founded Longmark and launched Truehold in St. Louis as founder and CEO.
- **2022** — Led Truehold during expansion into Midwest markets, including Kansas City, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
- **2023** — Named an Inman Innovator of the Year finalist; appeared at Inman Connect Las Vegas with Stella Han and moderator Clelia Warburg Peters. Truehold reported serving its 1,000th customer.
- **2024** — Included in Inman’s Best of Proptech award winners in Alternative Financing; discussed Truehold at MetaProp’s NYC Real Estate Tech Week events.
- **2026** — Listed as founder and CEO of Longmark; Truehold identifies Connie Adams as its CEO.

## Achievements

- 2023 Inman Innovator of the Year finalist.
- Included in the Alternative Financing category of Inman’s 2023 and 2024 Best of Proptech award winners.
- Founded Truehold, which launched in St. Louis in 2021 and reports serving its 1,000th customer in 2023.
- Founded and leads Longmark, which reports $2.0 billion in assets under management as of July 21, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Longmark’s website, with data dated July 21, 2026, identifies Hardecker as founder and CEO and reports $2.0 billion in assets under management.
- **2025-04** — In an April 6 interview, investor Clelia Warburg Peters explained that Longmark is the holding company for Truehold and discussed Hardecker’s transition from Blackstone investor to founder.
- **2024-11** — Listed among Inman’s 2024 Best of Proptech award winners in Alternative Financing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.longmark.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-1678b941

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Last updated: 2026-10-26