Mr. von Weise is currently the CEO of Sankaty Jet Capital, an aircraft finance fund and platform dedicated to providing business aviation capital to business aviation aircraft buyers, fleet operators, broker/dealers and other aircraft specialty lenders.
From 2006 through 2024, Mr. von Weise was a Director and Global Head of Aircraft Finance & Aircraft Advisory Services at the Citi Private Bank. The group provided private aircraft financing solutions to individual ultra-high net worth clients and family offices across all global regions. Mr. von Weise's responsibilities and roles while at Citi included loan origination, product program management, reporting and workouts. The group focused on transactions typically in the range of $10 to $75 million.
Mr. von Weise has over thirty years of related business aviation experience, serving as a Director of Business Aviation Finance for Merrill Lynch Capital and GMAC Commercial Finance, prior to his tenure at Citi. Prior to joining GMAC, he was Vice President of Capital Transactions at Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, where he was responsible for the recapitalization and workout of various retail properties throughout the U.S.
Mr. von Weise is also a recent past president of the National Aircraft Finance Association and was appointed by the Boards of Selectmen from the Massachusetts towns of Concord, Lincoln, Bedford and Lexington as a member of the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission. He is also a past board member of the Massachusetts Business Aviation Association and was previously a local volunteer representative for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
He is also an instrument rated pilot with over 2,500 hours of experience, aircraft owner and was a pilot for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Mr. von Weise has also appeared on the Discovery Channel as an aviation expert in the Celebrity Crash Files, J.F.K., Jr, documentary series. He is also currently a member of the Board of Advisors for Brown Aviation Lease and was previously on the advisory board of Jet Aviation. Ford began his career in the Credit Analyst Training Program at Chemical Bank and holds a joint History and Environmental Studies degree, Cum Laude, from the University of Vermont.
