University of Notre Dame, M.B.A. (2004)
Villanova University, B.B.S. (1999)

Jeb Belford, equity owner and Managing Director, is a member of the Firm's Investment Committee and is the lead portfolio manager for Clarion Partners’ flagship fund. He also has oversight of the Firm’s investment initiatives in Brazil. Previously, Jeb was an acquisitions leader for the Firm, completing more than $3.5 billion in real estate transactions across a broad range of strategies. His background includes all aspects of investment management - acquisitions, asset management, leasing and operations, financing and sales – for assets of all property types and risk strategies totaling over $5.0 billion, in markets across the U.S. and in Latin America. Jeb joined Clarion Partners in 1995, and began working in the real estate industry in 1984.

Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business M.B.A (1993)Middlebury College, B.A. English  (1984)

University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business, M.B.A. (1985)
University of Notre Dame, B.A. (1979)

David Confer, equity owner and Managing Director, is responsible for managing the Firm’s largest industrial portfolio. He oversees the investment results of properties in major industrial markets across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. David joined Clarion Partners in 2003 and began working in the real estate industry in 1989. He is a member of the Warehousing Education and Research Council and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. David is also an active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties’ National Industrial Development III Forum and serves on NAIOP’s national membership committee.

Drew D. Fung is an equity owner, Managing Director and Head of the Debt Investment Group at Clarion Partners. He oversees the Firm’s investment activities in various types of commercial real estate debt instruments, including mezzanine loans, B-notes and select preferred equity interests. Drew is also Chair of the Debt Investment Committee. Drew joined Clarion Partners from RREEF and he has 25 years of real estate experience. This experience includes 17 years in the debt sector, with more than $2 billion in debt transactions in all commercial property types. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and is a frequent speaker at industry events.

Harvard Business School, M.B.A. (2005)
Wesleyan University, B.A. (1997)

Rob Greer is an equity owner and Managing Director at Clarion Partners as well as a Portfolio Manager, with responsibilities for all phases of portfolio management, asset management and disposition activities. He is also the manager of the Washington, D.C. office. Rob serves on the Executive Committee of the National Multi-Housing Council’s Board of Directors. He joined Clarion Partners after ING Real Estate real estate acquisition’s of the Firm in 1998, and began working in the real estate industry in 1986.

Chuck Lathem, equity owner and Managing Director, is the head of Clarion Partners’ Hospitality Investments Group. He is responsible for the oversight of the firm’s portfolio of investments in the hospitality sector; and also managing relationships with hotel operators and partners. During the course of his career, he has completed the acquisition and/or development of hotels totaling more than $3.5 billion, including $1.5 billion since joining Clarion Partners. His prior real estate investment management experience includes managing and restructuring the Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ $2 billion real estate portfolio. Chuck joined Clarion Partners in 2006 and began his career in the real estate industry in 1981. He is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association and the Hospitality Asset Managers Association.

Steve Latimer, equity owner and Managing Director, is the Head of Separate Accounts and is responsible for the oversight of the Firm's 19 separate account clients and managing the associated portfolio management staff. Mr. Latimer is also is a member of Clarion Partners’ Executive Board and Investment, Valuation and Career Management Committees. During his tenure with the Firm, he has served in a number of capacities, including acquisitions, asset management and portfolio management. He has been involved in the acquisition of over $3 billion of real estate throughout the U.S., spearheaded the purchase of an industrial operating company that was the foundation of Clarion Partners’ industrial sector portfolio, and, on behalf of an off-shore investor, acquired an equity position in, and served on the board of, a domestically-controlled private REIT focused on grocery-anchored shopping centers. Steve joined Clarion Partners in 1986 and is a Certified Public Accountant.

 

Columbia University, M.B.A. - Finance (2001)
Brown University, B.A. - Public Policy (1990)

Harvard Business School, M.B.A. - General Management (2003)

Harvard College, B.A. Magna Cum Laude - History and Literature/Latin America (1997)