CFG CEO Jack Dwyer Named 2025 Most Admired CEO Award Winner by The Daily Record
Capital Funding Group (CFG), a leader in the nationwide healthcare and multifamily financing industry, is proud to announce The Daily Record has selected CFG CEO Jack Dwyer as a 2025 Most Admired CEO award winner. Dwyer was selected as a winner in the Private Company with 150 or More Employees category.
The Daily Record’s Most Admired CEOs Awards recognize talented business CEOs, higher education leaders, and nonprofit executive directors throughout Maryland whose leadership and vision are admired by those around them. A panel of judges selects the honorees based on professional accomplishments, community service, and letters of reference showing the individual’s leadership and vision.
“I’m honored to be recognized as a 2025 Most Admired CEO, alongside so many inspiring leaders throughout Maryland,” said Dwyer. “This award reflects the incredible people I’m fortunate to work with every day and the communities that push us to keep striving for more. Leadership is never about one person—it’s about listening, learning, and lifting others up, and I’m proud of what we’ve built and the work we continue to do to make a positive impact every day.”
“For over two decades, I’ve had the privilege of working with Jack and witnessing how his leadership transforms not just our business, but the lives of those we serve,” said CFG President Erik Howard. “He inspires all of us to aim higher and think differently, and this recognition is a fitting tribute to the lasting impact he’s made on CFG and our communities.
Dwyer founded CFG in 1993 and has led more than $7.6 billion in healthcare and multifamily financing. Under his leadership, what began as a specialized financing platform has grown into the largest bank headquartered in Baltimore, with more than $5.3 billion in assets and a reputation as one of the nation’s leading healthcare bridge-to-HUD lenders. Beyond business, Dwyer has long been committed to giving back through multiple philanthropic efforts. Among them, he and his wife, Nancy, co-founded Dwyer Workforce Development, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to providing comprehensive support to individuals who lack opportunity with training and support to pursue healthcare careers—helping address workforce shortages while improving the lives of seniors and strengthening communities.
Winners will be recognized in a special magazine that will be inserted into the November 4 issue of The Daily Record and be available online at www.TheDailyRecord.com. View the full list of honorees below and at https://thedailyrecord.com/most_admired_ceos/2025-honorees/.
2025 Most Admired CEOs
***Indicates three-time winners inducted into the Circle of Leadership.
Government
Karen Holt, Harford County Office of Economic Development
Brandi Stocksdale, Baltimore City Department of Social Services
Higher Education
Dr. Courtney Overton, University of Maryland, College Park
Dr. Falecia D. Williams, Prince George’s Community College
Nonprofit with less than $10 million in annual revenue
***Marco V. Ávila, P.E., Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Kim Callari, The Baltimore Station
Erika Strauss Chavarria, Columbia Community Care
David Fike, Leadership Maryland
Danista E. Hunte, Maryland Philanthropy Network
Mary D. Kane, Maryland Chamber of Commerce
Hye Yeong Kwon, Center for Watershed Protection, Inc.
***Susan Malone, Wide Angle Youth Media
Dr. Diandra Poe, Glass Soldier
Eddie Resende, World Trade Center Institute
Robin Rickard, Chrysalis House, Inc.
Michael Sakata, Maryland Transportation Builders & Materials Association
Nico Sanders, Community Housing Associates
Nonprofit with more than $10 million in annual revenue
***Franklyn Baker, United Way of Central Maryland
Tracy Broccolino, Community Action Council of Howard County Inc.
Bob Cohn, The Baltimore Banner
Johnathan Davis, Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.
John Dumas, Service Coordination, Inc.
Bernard Gyebi-Foster, MBA, LCPC, Tuerk House, Inc.
***Br. John Kane, FSC, Ed.D., Calvert Hall College High School
Gregory T. Miller, Penn-Mar Human Services
Kristen Pironis, Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County
Private company with 50 or fewer employees
***Greg Abel, Abel Communications
Patrick Collins, Greenspring Advisors
Dr. Nkem Okeke, Medicalincs
Stanford Oliver, Camelot Secure
Karen Pecora-Barbour, The Barbour Group, LLC
Kimberly Prescott, Prescott HR, Inc.
Dr. Jennifer Rios, Pinnacle Software Consulting Inc, DBA PSCI-LIA
John J. Scott, Jr., Westminster American Insurance Company
Private company with 51-149 employees
Kristen Valdes, b.well Connected Health
Private company with 150 or more employees
Steven Attman, Acme Paper & Supply Co. Inc.
Jack Dwyer, Capital Funding Group & CFG Bank
Kim Wireman, LCSW-C, LCADC, Powell Recovery Center, Inc.
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About CFG Bank
CFG Bank, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, provides flexible financing and online banking solutions to the national healthcare and multifamily markets and the Mid-Atlantic commercial banking market. CFG Bank is the largest bank headquartered in Baltimore. CFG Bank has grown from $1 billion in assets at the end of 2019 to over $5.6 billion in assets at the end of June 2025 and is among the five largest and most experienced healthcare bridge-to-HUD lenders in the country, serving its clients and helping them grow for over 30 years. CFG Bank transforms the banking experience by delivering big bank capabilities and expertise, coupled with relationship-driven boutique bank service. CFG Bank has branches in Lutherville and Baltimore City, and a cashless branch in Annapolis. For more information, visit www.CFG.bank, and follow CFG Bank on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X. Member FDIC.
About Capital Funding Group (www.capfundinc.com)
CFG is a full-service provider of comprehensive financing solutions for the national healthcare industry, focusing on the long-term care, assisted living and hospital sectors, and multifamily industry. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, CFG is known as a one-stop shop, with expertise in HUD loans, bridge lending, mezzanine financing, working capital loans and commercial banking services through the CFG family of companies.
About Capital Funding, LLC
Capital Funding, LLC, a subsidiary of CFG Bank, is the national leader in the FHA-insured mortgage industry, providing more than $6 billion in Section 232 mortgages nationwide. CFG Bank is an Equal Housing Lender. Member FDIC.
