# Joshua Weintraub

> Joshua Weintraub is Chief Executive Officer of Residential Opportunities and a Senior Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management. A Lehigh graduate and former college boxing captain, he joined Cerberus in 2008 after mortgage-trading roles at Chase, Lehman Brothers, Greenwich Capital and Bear Stearns. He helped develop FirstKey Homes, earned a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt in 2018, and served as USA Wrestling’s Greco-Roman team leader through the 2024 Paris Olympics.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer, Residential Opportunities and Senior Managing Director at Cerberus Capital Management
- **Organizations:** Cerberus Capital Management, FirstKey Homes, USA Wrestling, Hire Heroes USA, Weintraub Family Foundation
- **Education:** Dual B.A. in Economics and International Business; high honors, Lehigh University
- **Known for:** Graduated with high honors from Lehigh University., Named Lehigh boxing team captain in his junior season., Finalist at the 1990 East Coast boxing championships.

## Career timeline

- **1990** — Finalist in the East Coast boxing championships at the U.S. Naval Academy.
- **1991** — Graduated from Lehigh University.
- **1991-1993** — Participated in and completed Chase Manhattan Bank’s Management Development Program for Operations and Systems.
- **1993-1999** — Traded whole loans and agency and non-agency CMOs at Lehman Brothers.
- **1999-2000** — Managed agency and non-agency CMO and derivative trading at Greenwich Capital.
- **2000-2007** — Headed agency CMO, mortgage derivative and pass-through businesses at Bear Stearns.
- **2008** — Co-headed U.S. residential mortgage, ABS and CDO trading at Bear Stearns; joined Cerberus.
- **2008-2009** — Served as vice chairman of Residential Capital.
- **2013** — Listed as co-chief investment officer of Cerberus Mortgage Capital and chair of its manager’s investment committee.
- **2018** — Received a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt.
- **2021** — Received first black-belt stripe; appointed USA Wrestling Greco-Roman team leader through Paris 2024.
- **2023** — Listed as Greco-Roman team leader for the Pan American Games in Santiago.
- **2024** — Listed as Greco-Roman team leader for the Paris Olympics.

## Achievements

- Graduated with high honors from Lehigh University.
- Named Lehigh boxing team captain in his junior season.
- Finalist at the 1990 East Coast boxing championships.
- Helped lead development of FirstKey Homes.
- Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, awarded in 2018.
- Served as Greco-Roman team leader through the Paris Olympic cycle.

## Latest updates

- **2024-08** — USA Wrestling’s Paris notebook described Weintraub practicing jiu jitsu during Olympic training.
- **2024-07** — Named Greco-Roman team leader in the announced U.S. Olympic wrestling delegation.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cerberus.com/our-firm/leadership/josh-weintraub/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-weintraub-99b941243

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Last updated: 2026-10-08