Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE: CNS) announced today the appointment of Seth Laughlin as Senior Vice President and Head of Real Estate Strategy & Research. Mr. Laughlin will lead the team responsible for identifying and analyzing long-term and secular real estate investment ideas, as well as heading an integrated listed and private real estate strategy function that helps investors optimize portfolios both strategically and tactically. He reports to Jon Cheigh, President and Chief Investment Officer.
Mr. Laughlin joins Cohen & Steers with over 20 years of real estate experience. He most recently served as Managing Director and Head of US Market Research at Green Street, where he led a team responsible for research coverage of the top 50 US real estate markets. Prior to that, he was Head of US Institutional Equities at Green Street. He also worked as an Equity Research Analyst at ISI Group, covering residential & storage REITs, and as an Institutional Equities REIT Sector Specialist at Merrill Lynch.
Jon Cheigh, President and Chief Investment Officer, said:
“Seth brings significant expertise and a deep understanding of real estate investing which will be highly value-added to our investment teams and clients. Under his leadership, the Real Estate Strategy group will continue to analyze the intersection of the listed and private real estate markets to uncover value and alpha-generating opportunities.”
The Real Estate Strategy Group is an extension of Cohen & Steers’ leading real estate platform. Founded in 1986 as the first investment manager to specialize in listed REITs, Cohen & Steers manages over $56b¹ of real estate assets globally and has built one of the world’s largest investment teams dedicated to real estate securities. In 2021, Cohen & Steers formed a Private Real Estate Group to enhance the firm’s range of real estate strategies and its ability to provide clients with custom investment solutions.
