Ms. Szymanski is a Director of the firm and a Portfolio Manager in the firm’s Real Estate Securities Group for diversified strategies in the U.S. and North America. She is also a member of the Global Securities Allocation Committee. Prior to joining AEW, Ms. Szymanski worked at Putnam Investments for over 15 years where she most recently held the title of Senior Analyst. In this role, she managed the REIT sleeve of Putnam's Research Fund and was a member of the Global Equity Research team where she was focused on stock selection and modeling for the REIT sector, Banks, Insurance and Diversified Financials. Ms. Szymanski has held roles as a Portfolio Member of the Small & Mid Cap Value team focused on Financials, Consumer and Industrials as well as a Portfolio Member of the Quantitative Equity Research team. Prior to joining Putnam Investments, Ms. Szymanski held risk management and forensic accounting roles at CIBC World Markets and Matson, Driscoll & Damico Ltd, respectively. Ms. Szymanski earned an Honors Bachelor of Mathematics in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Science in Finance from Carnegie Mellon University. She is a CFA charterholder, a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Boston.

Mr. Oosterkamp is a Director of the firm and serves as Portfolio Manager for Europe and is the Chair of the Global Securities Allocation Committee. He is responsible for the construction of the European component of AEW’s global property securities portfolios and the European mandates. Mr. Oosterkamp, who is based in AEW’s affiliate office in London, joined AEW in 2005 from Kempen Capital Management, where he was a Senior Portfolio Manager for European real estate securities. Mr. Oosterkamp also has held positions with SFS, a pension fund in the Netherlands, and ING Bank. He has 21 years of investment management and analysis experience and is a graduate of the H.E.A.O. Business School in the Netherlands (B.A.) and the University of Amsterdam (M.B.A.)

Peter Ho is a Portfolio Manager on AEW’s Asia Pacific real estate securities team. Based in our Singapore office, he focuses on analyzing the listed real estate companies and real estate markets in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining AEW, Mr. Ho worked at Deutsche Asset Management (RREEF) in Sydney, Australia as its lead analyst and assistant Portfolio Manager on Australian stocks. Prior to joining RREEF in 2005, he held positions with UBS and JP Morgan. Mr. Ho holds Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Technology in Sydney and the University of Humberside in Hull, England, and has a graduate diploma in Applied Finance from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

An Chen is a Portfolio Manager on AEW’s Asia Pacific real estate securities team. Based in our Singapore office, Ms. Chen focuses on analyzing the listed real estate companies and real estate markets in the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining AEW in 2010, Ms. Chen worked at Prudential Asset Management in both Singapore and Hong Kong, where she served as a portfolio manager and equity analyst for the Asia Pacific ex Japan Real Estate and as an equity analyst for the Utilities sectors. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from King’s College in London and a CFA charterholder. Ms. Chen is fluent in Mandarin.