Tom is a Senior Managing Director in Heitman’s North American Private Real Estate Equity group and an equity owner of the firm. He is a member of the firm’s Board of Managers, Private Equity Valuation Committee, and North American Private Equity Investment Committee. Tom serves as the Co-Portfolio Manager for the funds in the Heitman Value Series. Tom began his career with Ernst & Whinney (now Ernst & Young) before joining the portfolio management group of JMB Institutional Realty in 1984. After the 1994 merger of JMB and Heitman, he became a senior member of the portfolio management group.

Tom received a BB from Western Illinois University and is a CPA. He is a Series 7, 24, 63, 79, and 99 Registered Representative. He is also an active member of the Advisory Council at Northwestern Medicine’s Malnati Brain Tumor Institute.