Mark Gabbay
Mark Gabbay is a Global CEO of LaSalle Investment Management, one of the world's leading real estate investment managers. He is responsible for strategic leadership of LaSalle's employees and oversight of the firm's $75 billion of assets, including investment strategy and operational activities across North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe. Gabbay has over 30 years of experience across the entire capital stack. His extensive real estate investment background includes serving as Managing Director and Head of the Asia Asset Finance Division at Nomura and Co-Head of the Asia Pacific Global Real Estate Group at Lehman Brothers.
Mark Gabbay Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Global Chief Executive Officer
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Managing Director and Head of the Asia Asset Finance Division
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Co-Head of the Asia Pacific Global Real Estate Group
Academic History
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B.A., Architecture
Gabbay joined LaSalle in 2010 as Chief Investment Officer for Asia Pacific. In 2015, he became CEO of the region, in addition to his CIO oversight.
He maintained overall responsibility for formulating and implementing LaSalle's investment strategy across APAC, sourcing opportunities and overseeing the investment process.
He had been the central architect of the firm's stellar investment performance and robust earnings growth in the region.
As Global CEO, he is responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the firm.
EARLY CAREER
Gabbay has been in the commercial real estate and investment industries for 29 years, working in the Asia Pacific for the past 23 years and the United States for six previously.
As Co-Head of Global Real Estate at Lehman Brothers, he was responsible for the firm's expansion into new markets for both debt and equity real estate investments.
Before that, he also worked at GMAC Commercial Mortgage Corporation as the Head of Real Estate Lending for Japan in the late 90s.