As CEO of Private Equity Real Estate, Simon is responsible for driving the growth of real estate AUM and FUM for CLI’s private equity real estate business.
Simon has over 23 years of experience in real estate across USA, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Simon was the Managing Director, Global Chief Investment Officer and Head of U.S. Equity for BlackRock Real Estate; responsible for the overall investment strategy and performance of global real estate portfolios, including real estate funds, investment vehicles and research worldwide.
Prior to BlackRock, Simon was co-founder, director and global CEO of MGPA, with real estate funds under management across Europe and Asia of US$14 billion. Prior to taking a career break last year, Simon held the role of President, Hawaii of The Howard Hughes Corporation (HHC) based in USA and directed the master planning, development, construction, sales, marketing, operations and marketing activities of the 60-acre partially built master plan called Ward Village.
Simon has experience working and living around the world including Brisbane, Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Honolulu and New York City.