Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULES13a-14(a) AND15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Greta Guggenheim, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 2 to the Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 of TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: May 11, 2020
/s/ Greta Guggenheim |
| Greta Guggenheim |
| Chief Executive Officer and President |
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
