MFA Financial, Inc. announced that it has appointed Bryan Doran to the position of Chief Accounting Officer. In his new role, Mr. Doran will work closely with MFA?s Chief Financial Officer, Michael Roper, to help oversee financial reporting and other accounting matters at the company. Mr. Doran, 43, has over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, and joins MFA from Ernst & Young LLP where he was an audit partner in the Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction practice.

While at Ernst & Young, Mr. Doran served as the coordinating audit partner on several publicly traded residential and commercial mortgage REITs, as well as equity REITs investing in a variety of real estate asset classes. Mr. Doran is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and Virginia and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.