Mr. Rothman serves as the Portfolio Manager helping direct Urdang's U.S. REIT Strategy. He joined Urdang in 2006. Mr. Rothman supports the Senior Portfolio Manager with market research, sector allocations, and real estate securities analysis. Additionally, he has primary coverage responsibility for the lodging, self storage, and retail sectors. Mr. Rothman has over eleven years of REIT and real estate investment experience including more than six years as a sell-side REIT analyst at Wachovia Securities and three years as an analyst at AEW Capital Management, LP. Mr. Rothman graduated Cum Laude from Boston University with a B.A. in Economics, International Relations and French.