Robert P. Grbic

Robert P. Grbic has more than 40 years of commercial lending experience. Prior to founding Bearbrook Corporate Advisors LLC, Mr. Grbic was a Senior Advisor at White Oak Commercial Finance, LLC. He was with White Oak and its predecessor from 2005 through 2024, previously serving as President and CEO, as well as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer. While there he was involved in creating a hands-on, best-practices credit culture, and helped the Company expand it’s client portfolio. Before that, Mr. Grbic was a Managing Director at Morris Anderson & Associates LTD, a turnaround-consulting firm; and a co-founder of MetSource Capital, LLC, a restructuring and corporate finance firm, working primarily with small- and medium-sized companies. In addition, Mr. Grbic also held management positions at GMAC Commercial Credit, LLC, BNY Financial Corp and Bankers Trust.

Over the course of his career, Mr. Grbic has received many accolades including the NYIC Leadership in Credit Education Award and The Honorable Burton R. Lifland Mentor of the Year Award, as well as the 475 Esquires Toppers Top Hat Award. In 2024, he was admitted to the SFNet Hall of Fame. Mr. Grbic is the former chairman of the Secured Finance Network’s Factoring Committee. He served as an instructor for the Finance, Tax and Law Department at the NYU School of Continuing Education. Mr. Grbic holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Business Administration from Pace University. He is a regular moderator and panelist at SFNet, IFA, and NYIC events.