RE Seminar: Russ Bernard
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010
Time: 4:30-6:30 with dinner to follow
Where: 198 Beck Center
Attire: Business
The Cornell Real Estate Industry Seminar welcomes Russ Bernard, BS ‘80, Managing Principal of Westport Capital Partners, to campus as the student’s choice speaker for the final session of Spring Semester 2010, on Thursday, May 6.
Prior to founding Westport Capital Partners LLC, in 2005, Mr. Bernard was a Principal at Oaktree Capital Management, LLC, and the Portfolio Manager for Oaktree’s real estate funds. He led a team of professionals who assisted in the investment and management of Oaktree’s real estate portfolio. Before joining Oaktree in 1995, Mr. Bernard was a Managing Director of Trust Company of the West (“TCW”) and Portfolio Manager of the TCW Special Credits Distressed Mortgage Fund.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Bernard was a partner in Win Properties, Inc., a national real estate investment company. During his eight years with the firm, he was responsible for the acquisition, financing and operation of a national real estate portfolio. Mr. Bernard also spent three years with Time Equities, Inc., a New York real estate company. Prior to that, he was a Staff Accountant at Price Waterhouse in New York.
Mr. Bernard has served on the board of directors of several companies and has been involved in numerous fund restructurings. He is a member of the Cornell Real Estate Council and serves on the Advisory Board for the Program in Real Estate. Mr. Bernard earned a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University.