Responsibilities
Ritson Ferguson is CEO of CBRE Global Investors and its equity securities management subsidiary, CBRE Clarion Securities. He is also the firm’s Global Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Ferguson is responsible for the global management of the firm and has broad responsibilities for coordinating the investment decision-making and program offerings of CBRE Global Investors across the range of listed and unlisted real estate markets. He is a Global Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the CBRE Clarion Global Investment Policy Committee. He chairs the Global Executive Committee and Global Investment Committee for CBRE Global Investors, which manages over $100 billion on behalf of its clients and with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Prior Experience
Prior to joining CBRE Global Investors, Mr. Ferguson was on the global management committee of ING Real Estate Investment Management. He was one of the founding principals who formed the predecessor entity to CBRE Clarion Securities. Earlier in his real estate career, he worked at K.S. Sweet Associates and Trammell Crow Company. He was also a consultant at Bain & Company and a Captain in the U.S. Air Force.

Education
Mr. Ferguson earned an MBA with distinction from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Duke University, where he graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is active in many real estate organizations (including PREA, EPRA, APREA and NAREIT) and is a CFA charter holder.

Responsibilities
​Mr. Smith is President, Co-Chief Investment Officer, a member of CBRE Clarion Securities’ Global Investment Policy Committee, and a member of the firm’s management committee. In addition, Mr. Smith is co-leader of the U.S. real estate securities research team.

Prior Experience
​Mr. Smith joined CBRE Clarion Securities’ predecessor firm in 1997. Prior to that, Mr. Smith worked in various management and analyst positions in the real estate industry including positions at Alex Brown & Sons, PaineWebber and Radnor Advisors. Mr. Smith has over 26 years of real estate investment management experience.

Education
​Mr. Smith earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Villanova University. He is active in NAREIT, and is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia, and the CFA Institute.

Responsibilities
​Mr. Burton is Co-Chief Investment Officer, a member of CBRE Clarion Securities’ Global Investment Policy Committee, and a member of the firm’s management committee. In addition, Mr. Burton is co-leader of the European real estate securities research team.

Prior Experience
Mr. Burton joined CBRE Clarion Securities’ predecessor firm in 1995. Prior to that, Mr. Burton worked in various management and analyst positions in the real estate industry including positions with General Electric Investment Corporation and PNC Financial Corporation. Mr. Burton has over 34 years of real estate investment management experience.

Education
Mr. Burton earned an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts from Middlebury College. He is active in EPRA and NAREIT, and is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia, and the CFA Institute.

Responsibilities
​Mr. Weinberg is a Senior Global Portfolio Manager, a member of CBRE Clarion Securities’ Global Investment Policy Committee, and co-leader of the U.S. real estate securities research team.

Prior Experience
​Mr. Weinberg joined CBRE Clarion Securities’ predecessor firm in 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Weinberg worked in various management and analyst positions in the real estate industry including positions with Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. and Prudential Real Estate Investors. Mr. Weinberg has over 27 years of real estate investment management experience.

Education
​Mr. Weinberg earned an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Duke University. He is active in NAREIT, and is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia, and the CFA Institute.

Responsibilities
Mr. Reich is a Senior Global Portfolio Manager, Head of Quantitative Research, and a member of CBRE Clarion Securities’ Global Investment Policy Committee.

Prior Experience
​Mr. Reich joined CBRE Clarion Securities’ predecessor firm in 1999. His post work history includes various management and analyst positions with UBS Securities, LLC and Accenture. Mr. Reich has over 24 years of financial industry and investment management experience.

Education
​Mr. Reich earned a Master of Science in Analytics from Villanova University, an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, and a Bachelor of Science from Bucknell University. He is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia, and the CFA Institute.