Edward J Ryder

Edward J. Ryder is a Managing Director of Pearlmark Real Estate Partners and Chief Investment Officer for the multifamily platform. He also serves on the firm’s management committee. Since joining the firm in 1998, Mr. Ryder has managed the acquisition of over $1.4 billion of properties, including nearly 12,000 multifamily units and over 2.6 million square feet of office space. Prior to joining Pearlmark, Mr. Ryder spent ten years in commercial and investment banking. For six years, he focused on providing financing and advisory services to REITs and other real estate operating companies in the investment banking real estate groups at Merrill Lynch & Co. and EVEREN Securities (formerly Kemper Securities). During that time, Mr. Ryder worked on $3.8 billion of completed transactions, including initial public offerings for six REITs; private equity and debt placements; follow-on common stock; preferred stock; convertibles; and other financings and advisory assignments. Mr. Ryder earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Florida and his MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a member of the National Multi Housing Council and the Urban Land Institute.