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Global Property Market
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Fairmont Royal YorkChairs’ Reception – Dec 1 – Fairmont Royal York

Shawn Lese
Chief Investment Officer and Head of Funds Management at Nuveen Real Estate
Speaker

Profile

Shawn serves as the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Funds Management for Nuveen Real Estate’s ~$100 billion Americas platform. He leads a team of seasoned portfolio managers in driving investment performance and partnering with our clients on their current and prospective real estate investments. In addition, as Chief Investment Officer, Americas Shawn oversees the end to end investment process. Heis a member of the Global Executive Leadership Team and Americas Investment Committee.

Prior to joining the business in 2015, Shawn served as a managing director on the capital markets team of Grosvenor Fund Management. Shawn has also worked as an officer in Morgan Stanley’s real estate investment banking group. Additional experience includes positions at Lazard, JPMorgan and Sullivan & Cromwell. He entered the industry in1998.

Shawn graduated with a B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

Agenda Sessions

  • USA: Risks, opportunities, challenges & differences from coast to coast

    1:15pm