Russ Bernard To Discuss Opportunistic Investing In Real Estate
Cornell Program in Real Estate Industry Seminar
Date: November 8, 2007
When: 4:30-6:30 pm
Where: Beck Center 198
Admittance: By Invitation Only
The Cornell Program in Real Estate welcomes Russ Bernard, founder of Westport Capital Partners, to the Real Estate Industry Seminar this Thursday. Prior to founding Westport Capital Partners, LLC in 2005, Mr. Bernard was a Principal at Oaktree and the Portfolio Manager for Oaktree’s real estate funds. He was responsible for the management of a series of closed-end real estate funds with over $2 billion in total committed capital. He led a team of professionals who assisted in the investment and management of Oaktree’s real estate portfolio. Prior to joining Oaktree in 1995, Mr. Bernard was a Managing Director of TCW and Portfolio Manager of the TCW Special Credits Distressed Mortgage Fund. Prior to his tenure at TCW, 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 holds a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University, is a member of the Cornell Program in Real Estate Advisory Board, and is a frequent speaker at the annual Cornell Real Estate conference. He will focus his remarks in seminar on opportunistic investing and approaches to maintaining capital preservation.
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