Scott D Brown

Mr. Brown oversees the investment side of the business - debt and equity, private and public, and up and down the capital stack to include research, portfolio management, acquisitions, asset management, dispositions, valuation, engineering, client service, and product and business development. Mr. Brown also serves on the Firm's Investment Committees. Mr. Brown began his career in real estate investment and portfolio management in 1986 which has included managing businesses and leading large teams through the investment decision making process. Mr. Brown's experience has been global across all property sectors and capital structures including joint ventures, co-investments, clubs, preferred equity, mezzanine, performing and non-performing debt, securitizations, REITs, secondary and primary funds, and direct property investments. Prior to joining Cornerstone in 2014, Mr. Brown was Head of the Americas of CBRE Global Multi Manager, a discretionary real estate investment management company. In this capacity he managed global investment, portfolio management, client service, house views and preferred strategies, and product and business development. Mr. Brown was a member of the CBRE GMM Investment Committee and Board of Directors, and the CBRE Global Investors Americas Operating Board. Mr. Brown was formerly Head of Global Real Estate at Ennis Knupp + Associates (now Hewitt EnnisKnupp an Aon Company) where he established the global real estate practice and Chaired the Investment Committee. Mr. Brown also previously held the positions of Senior Department Head of The PrivateEdge Group at State Street Corporation, and Consulting Manager at Kenneth Leventhal & Co. Mr. Brown earned a BA degree in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, a MS degree in Real Estate Development from Columbia University, and is a CFA Charterholder. His industry affiliations have included Chair of the NCREIF's Performance Measurement Committee, founding member of NCREIF's REIS Council, member of the PREA Research Committee, Chair of the CFA Institute's - GIPS Real Estate Sub-committee, and member of the GIPS Private Equity Sub-committee.