
Urian Yap is a Partner and Chief Financial Officer for Derby Lane Partners, and was part of the team that launched the company in 2025. Prior to Derby Lane, Mr. Yap was with Madison Realty Capital from 2021 -2025 as Chief Financial Officer. His role entailed the executive management, strategy, planning, and reporting of the company’s finances. Prior to joining Madison, Mr. Yap was a Senior Vice President with The Blackstone Group (Blackstone) and led both the global loan operations team of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies’ (BREDS), representing over $20 billion of gross assets, as well as the financial reporting team for Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc. (NYSE: BXMT). Prior to the tenure at Blackstone, Mr. Yap was the assistant controller at Colony Capital for the firm's platform of public and non-traded companies, which included both REITs and vehicles governed by the Investment Company Act of 1940. Mr. Yap has further held financial reporting positions in the real estate group of Morgan Stanley as well as roles in the corporate litigation advisory practices of Duff & Phelps and Ernst & Young. Mr. Yap holds a B.B.A. from Emory University with a concentration in Accounting, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and an inactive Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Georgia.