
Chris Naghibi
Founder & CEO at Black Crown, Inc.
Christopher M. Naghibi is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Crown Inc. and Black Crown Law APC, a disruptive collective of attorneys, property managers, real estate agents and contractors who handle home sales and purchases, commercial and multifamily real estate brokerage, primarily for high net-worth and celebrity clients.
His team has over 20 years of experience, 1000+ satisfied clients, $10 million in recovered costs for clients and in excess of $20 billion dollars in closed transactions.
As a licensed attorney, real estate broker, general contractor and author of a forthcoming book on financial literacy and entrepreneurship, Chris aims to provide free financial education that allows people to take control and democratizes fear in the financial world.
Chris’s reach is over 60K, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
- Real Estate
- Finance
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Irvine, CA
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LET'S TALK ABOUT REAL ESTATE
- Apartment Investing
- Corporate Governance and Structure
- Cryptocurrency
- Finance
- Banking
- Motivation
- Education
- Building wealth through good old fashioned financial literacy.
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Mr. Naghibi, a licensed attorney, real estate broker and general contractor, also serves as Executive Vice President – Chief Credit Officer of First Foundation Bank (NASDAQ: FFWM) with an expertise in large volume institutional operations. Mr. Naghibi is responsible for measuring and managing the aggregate risk in the Bank’s loan portfolio by overseeing the bank’s real estate, consumer and commercial credit, monitoring, underwriting, processing and collection policies, procedures, and processes ensuring appropriate mitigation of the risks inherent in the portfolio.
Prior to First Foundation Bank, Mr. Naghibi garnered an extensive background in a myriad of unique lending platforms. His time with Impac Commercial Capital Corporation, U.S. Financial Services & Residential Realty, and First Fidelity Funding equipped Mr. Naghibi with strong credit skills and broad experience in multifamily, commercial and single-family residence real estate lending, private banking, consumer lending and both small business and middle market lending.
Mr. Naghibi graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School and received a Master of Business Administration from American Heritage University alongside two bachelor degrees. Mr. Naghibi is also a graduate of the Yale School of Management Global Executive Leadership Program.
He is an author and highly sought-after speaker, as long as the engagement doesn’t conflict with his son’s birthday. He enjoys providing pro bono legal work for families in need and has worked with Habitat for Humanity to create unique loan programs helping to get deserving families into the home of their dreams in Hawaii, Las Vegas and California. He is soon expanding his local non-profit support to work with organizations that benefit children with rare diseases via his Gentlemen’s Coalition endeavor. As a board member for She Built This City, he is helping empower women of all ages in sparking interest in the construction and manufacturing trades.

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Chris Naghibi
Founder & CEO at Black Crown, Inc.
- Real Estate
- Finance
- Entrepreneur
- 📍Irvine, CA
Christopher M. Naghibi is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Crown Inc. and Black Crown Law APC, a disruptive collective of attorneys, property managers, real estate agents and contractors who handle home sales and purchases, commercial and multifamily real estate brokerage, primarily for high net-worth and celebrity clients.
His team has over 20 years of experience, 1000+ satisfied clients, $10 million in recovered costs for clients and in excess of $20 billion dollars in closed transactions.
As a licensed attorney, real estate broker, general contractor and author of a forthcoming book on financial literacy and entrepreneurship, Chris aims to provide free financial education that allows people to take control and democratizes fear in the financial world.
Chris’s reach is over 60K, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT REAL ESTATE
- Apartment Investing
- Corporate Governance and Structure
- Cryptocurrency
- Finance
- Banking
- Motivation
- Education
- Building wealth through good old fashioned financial literacy.
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Mr. Naghibi, a licensed attorney, real estate broker and general contractor, also serves as Executive Vice President – Chief Credit Officer of First Foundation Bank (NASDAQ: FFWM) with an expertise in large volume institutional operations. Mr. Naghibi is responsible for measuring and managing the aggregate risk in the Bank’s loan portfolio by overseeing the bank’s real estate, consumer and commercial credit, monitoring, underwriting, processing and collection policies, procedures, and processes ensuring appropriate mitigation of the risks inherent in the portfolio.
Prior to First Foundation Bank, Mr. Naghibi garnered an extensive background in a myriad of unique lending platforms. His time with Impac Commercial Capital Corporation, U.S. Financial Services & Residential Realty, and First Fidelity Funding equipped Mr. Naghibi with strong credit skills and broad experience in multifamily, commercial and single-family residence real estate lending, private banking, consumer lending and both small business and middle market lending.
Mr. Naghibi graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School and received a Master of Business Administration from American Heritage University alongside two bachelor degrees. Mr. Naghibi is also a graduate of the Yale School of Management Global Executive Leadership Program.
He is an author and highly sought-after speaker, as long as the engagement doesn’t conflict with his son’s birthday. He enjoys providing pro bono legal work for families in need and has worked with Habitat for Humanity to create unique loan programs helping to get deserving families into the home of their dreams in Hawaii, Las Vegas and California. He is soon expanding his local non-profit support to work with organizations that benefit children with rare diseases via his Gentlemen’s Coalition endeavor. As a board member for She Built This City, he is helping empower women of all ages in sparking interest in the construction and manufacturing trades.
BOOK NOW FOR your podcast
Chris Naghibi
Founder & CEO at Black Crown, Inc.
- 📍Irvine, CA
- Real Estate
- Finance
- Entrepreneur
Christopher M. Naghibi is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Crown Inc. and Black Crown Law APC, a disruptive collective of attorneys, property managers, real estate agents and contractors who handle home sales and purchases, commercial and multifamily real estate brokerage, primarily for high net-worth and celebrity clients.
His team has over 20 years of experience, 1000+ satisfied clients, $10 million in recovered costs for clients and in excess of $20 billion dollars in closed transactions.
As a licensed attorney, real estate broker, general contractor and author of a forthcoming book on financial literacy and entrepreneurship, Chris aims to provide free financial education that allows people to take control and democratizes fear in the financial world.
Chris’s reach is over 60K, and he would be happy to let his network know to listen in!
read more
LET'S TALK ABOUT REAL ESTATE
- Apartment Investing
- Corporate Governance and Structure
- Cryptocurrency
- Finance
- Banking
- Motivation
- Education
- Building wealth through good old fashioned financial literacy.
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Mr. Naghibi, a licensed attorney, real estate broker and general contractor, also serves as Executive Vice President – Chief Credit Officer of First Foundation Bank (NASDAQ: FFWM) with an expertise in large volume institutional operations. Mr. Naghibi is responsible for measuring and managing the aggregate risk in the Bank’s loan portfolio by overseeing the bank’s real estate, consumer and commercial credit, monitoring, underwriting, processing and collection policies, procedures, and processes ensuring appropriate mitigation of the risks inherent in the portfolio.
Prior to First Foundation Bank, Mr. Naghibi garnered an extensive background in a myriad of unique lending platforms. His time with Impac Commercial Capital Corporation, U.S. Financial Services & Residential Realty, and First Fidelity Funding equipped Mr. Naghibi with strong credit skills and broad experience in multifamily, commercial and single-family residence real estate lending, private banking, consumer lending and both small business and middle market lending.
Mr. Naghibi graduated with a Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School and received a Master of Business Administration from American Heritage University alongside two bachelor degrees. Mr. Naghibi is also a graduate of the Yale School of Management Global Executive Leadership Program.
He is an author and highly sought-after speaker, as long as the engagement doesn’t conflict with his son’s birthday. He enjoys providing pro bono legal work for families in need and has worked with Habitat for Humanity to create unique loan programs helping to get deserving families into the home of their dreams in Hawaii, Las Vegas and California. He is soon expanding his local non-profit support to work with organizations that benefit children with rare diseases via his Gentlemen’s Coalition endeavor. As a board member for She Built This City, he is helping empower women of all ages in sparking interest in the construction and manufacturing trades.
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Christopher M. Naghibi, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Crown Inc. has rejected specialization his entire life. With a Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School, a Master of Business Administration from American Heritage University, two bachelor degrees, Naghibi is also a graduate of the Yale School of Management Global Executive Leadership Program. Why have one specialization when six could do?
Christopher M. Naghibi, founder and Chief Executive Officer of Black Crown Inc., has created the preeminent relationship based real estate brokerage and law firm in Los Angeles and Orange County, with over $10 million in recovered costs for clients and in excess of $20 billion dollars in closed transactions.
Timeline
Feb 2019 – Present
Black Crown Inc.
Founder & CEO
Sep 2007 – Present
First Foundation, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer
Dec 2020 - Present
Forbes Business Council
Member & Contributor
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