Opteon is thrilled to welcome Keith Wolf, SRA, AI‑RRS, MSDS, as our new Principal Product Manager, working closely as a subject matter expert in Jaro. Jaro is Opteon’s end to end next generation technology platform built to modernize valuation for lenders, appraisers, and homeowners.
With more than 44 years of experience redefining collateral risk, valuation innovation, and data‑driven appraisal modernization, Keith brings a rare combination of industry credibility, technical fluency, and forward‑looking vision to the Opteon team.
Keith joins Opteon from his most recent role as Credit Risk Collateral Valuation Manager—Innovation at Freddie Mac, where he was on the team that helped drive some of the GSE’s most consequential advancements in valuation modernization. His work strengthened transparency in appraisal value development, validated next‑generation tools like computer vision, sketching technology for property data collection, advanced confidence scoring, and informed policy frameworks that lenders rely on today. He also played a key role in research for market conditions analysis and to mitigate valuation bias, ensuring modernization remains both responsible and reliable.
Keith’s impact on Freddie Mac’s collateral strategy and the lender ecosystem surrounding it has made him a trusted voice across the industry.
Across leadership roles at Ocwen, Household, Wingspan, Chicago Title Market Intelligence, and his own consultancy business, Keith has consistently delivered technology-enabled improvements to valuation quality, operational efficiency, and risk governance. From early automated underwriting and AVM development to data‑science‑driven appraisal rule systems and training, his career blends hands‑on appraisal practice with scalable product innovation.
Keith chose to join Opteon to accelerate the modernization of real estate valuation in production where lenders and appraisers need it most. Helping drive Jaro product adoption gives Keith the ability to bring responsible, data‑driven innovation to market quickly and at scale, integrating policy expertise with practical features that improve decisioning and workflow.
“What attracted me to Opteon was the efficiency in the Jaro technology and apps they are building. The inspection app offers seamless data ingestion into both 2.6 and 3.6 data formats. The Lidar sketch software has a real time edit function not requiring the use of offshore human labor to edit the sketch before it can be used. I’m excited to help advance JaroKit’s growing analytics framework, which is built on a scalable foundation designed to operate independently of third‑party applications.
The Jaro tech stack is the only true end-to-end platform in the United States that can innovate every step of the valuation product life cycle. For all of these reasons, I knew this was the best fit for me to continue my “Pay it Forward” objective to deliver data analysis tools to the appraisal profession.” - Keith Wolf
With Keith guiding Opteon ‘s use of Jaro technology, customers can expect clearer valuation insights, stronger alignment with collateral policy, and thoughtful application of AI and analytics. In practice, that means improved turn times and reliability, better communication of risk and confidence, and enhanced collaboration between appraisers, data, and workflow, all delivered through an integrated, lender‑ready platform.
Keith joins the business at a pivotal moment as the industry accelerates toward digitization and data‑driven decisioning. Under his leadership, Jaro will continue evolving into the valuation technology ecosystem that helps lenders, appraisers, and consumers move with confidence.
Please join us in welcoming Keith Wolf to the Opteon team. We’re excited about the future we’ll build together.