ULI Austin WLI Luncheon with Leader Andrea Pierce

When

2024-02-13
2024-02-13T11:30:00 - 2024-02-13T13:00:00
America/Chicago

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    Where

    The Headliner's Club 221 W 6th ST (20th Floor, McBee Room) Austin, TX 78701 UNITED STATES

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    Andrea Pierce is a managing director and the head of US commercial asset management for Starwood Capital Group. Andrea is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm’s commercial investments, for developing and implementing key initiatives and best practices, and for delivering investment results across the risk spectrum. Andrea is based in San Francisco, California.


    Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Andrea was a managing director at JP Morgan Investment Management in New York City and was head of Eastern US office and industrial asset management and head of US retail acquisitions. She was a voting member of the firm’s Real Assets Investment Committee, and she sat on the Board of Directors for Carr Properties, a private office REIT based in Washington, DC. Andrea is a CFA Charter Holder, a Certified Public Accountant, the chairperson of ULI's Commercial & Retail Development Council (Blue), and she sits on NAIOP’s National Office Investment & Development Forum.

    Andrea will be joined by her colleague, Rachel Maguire who is is a Senior Vice President in Asset Management with Starwood Capital Group. She focuses on maximizing U.S. Office and Industrial value through major repositionings, capital and strategic planning, and evaluating leases. Her role includes oversight of eight markets and supporting the team on acquisitions, dispositions, and other investments. She also contributes to firm initiatives around property technology, ESG, and DEI.

    Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Ms. Maguire was a Vice President of Portfolio Management at EQ Office. During her 13-year tenure, she led various teams including finance, asset management and development.

    Ms. Maguire received a BLAS in Finance with a minor in Political Science from the University of Illinois in 2006. She is a member of ULI and serves on the Chicago local product council.

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    Speakers

    Andrea Pierce

    Starwood Capital Group

    Andrea Pierce is a managing director and the head of US office and industrial asset management for Starwood Capital Group. She is based in San Francisco, California. Prior to joining Starwood Capital, Andrea was a managing director at JP Morgan Asset Management in New York City where she led US retail acquisitions and Eastern US office and industrial asset management. She was also a voting member of the firm's investment committee. While at JP Morgan, Andrea also sat on the board of directors and operating committee of Carr Properties, a private office REIT based in Washington DC. Prior to that, Andrea was a group vice president at The Mills Corporation, a publicly-traded regional mall REIT, and she was in charge of asset management for the company’s joint venture portfolio. Prior to The Mills Corporation, Andrea worked in the capital markets and portfolio management groups of JMB Realty Corporation and its successor companies. Andrea attended the University of Southern California, where she earned a B.S. in accounting. She also took graduate level civil engineering courses at Columbia University. Andrea is a CFA Charter Holder and a Certified Public Accountant. She is a vice chair of ULI's Commercial & Retail Development Council (Blue) and formerly sat on ULI's Urban Development & Mixed Use Council (Gold). Andrea is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the CFA Institute. She is a former member of the Real Estate Board of New York, the New York Society of Securities Analysts, and WX New York - Women Executives in Real Estate.