Hines, the international real estate firm, today announced a high-profile addition to its Investment Management team. Adriana de Alcantara has joined the firm as Senior Managing Director, Fund Management, Americas, reporting to Chief Investment Officer, Americas Alfonso Munk. In this role, she will be responsible for developing and executing the investment strategy for new funds in the U.S., as well as supporting other investment initiatives in the Americas.
Ms. de Alcantara brings more than 20 years of global experience in the real estate industry across all asset classes including office, multifamily, retail and industrial. Before joining the firm, she served as Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager at Nuveen Real Estate based in New York, where she was the lead Portfolio Manager for the TIAA-CREF Real Property Fund LP, a core open-end fund focusing on institutional CRE across the U.S. in diverse asset types and geographies. She was as well the lead Portfolio Manager for the New York City Property Fund, focusing on value-add and opportunistic real estate investments in New York City.
Prior to that since 2009, she served in a variety of lead roles at TIAA in both London and New York overseeing Asset Management and Separate Accounts. Her background also includes significant roles at Lehman Brothers Global Real Estate Group (Luxembourg and London), O’Connor Capital Partners (Luxembourg and London), Degroof and Portabella (Luxembourg) and Wacker Quimica Iberica (Barcelona).
Ms. de Alcantara holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (in Barcelona), and is a Certified Financial Planner professional (CFP®)with certifications from ALGAFI – The Luxembourg Association of Portfolio Managers and Financial Analysts, earning a CEFA designation. She is also is fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese, German and French.
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