Background & Experience
Mike Wood’s tenure with Norris, Beggs & Simpson began in January 1997 with the Portland Real Estate Finance Department. One year later, Mike relocated to Puget Sound and spearheaded the expansion of Norris, Beggs & Simpson’s Real Estate Finance operations in the area. In 2002, he was appointed as a branch manager and in 2003, Mike was named Vice President. Mike’s most recent challenge was relocating the office from Bellevue to Seattle in order to expand the company’s presence in the area and provide better access for lenders and borrowers to our nationally-recognized services. He continues to originate mortgage loans for correspondent life insurance companies, conduits, and other various lenders. Mike became a partner in 2007. In 2009, he was Symetra Financial’s #2 producer nationwide.

Prior to joining the company, Mike worked for Geonerco, Inc., a regional homebuilder headquartered in Seattle, under the title of Property Manager/Land Acquisition.

Education
Mike earned a bachelor's in economics from the University of Washington and is a licensed broker in Washington.