Senior Investment Professionals

Marc Halle
Senior Portfolio Manager and Global Head

Rick Romano
Portfolio Manager

Gek-Lang Lee
Portfolio Manager

Bill Hauser
Portfolio Advisor

Global Real Estate Securities Investment Committee

Allen Smith
Chief Executive Officer

Philip Barrett
Director

David Bradford
Managing Director, Global
Chief Risk and Investment Officer

Youguo Liang
Managing Director

Victoria Sharpe
Managing Director



 
Rick Romano
Rick Romano
Portfolio Manager


Mr. Romano is responsible for management of the group’s U.S. public securities investments. Mr. Romano joined Prudential from Rockefeller & Co., an investment management firm for the Rockefeller family and other high net worth clients. At Rockefeller & Co., Mr. Romano was an Equity Analyst for three investment partnerships totaling over US$4.0 billion in publicly traded securities. He was responsible for covering real estate and leisure stocks globally and served as a generalist covering domestic equity securities. Prior to joining Rockefeller & Co., Mr. Romano was a Senior Investment Analyst at the Prudential Realty Group where he worked on the valuation, asset management and portfolio management of a US$1.0 billion equity hotel portfolio. Mr. Romano currently serves on the board of several private real estate companies. He is also a member of the CFA Institute (CFA), the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) and the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). Mr. Romano received a B.A. from Rutgers College and a MBA in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business. In addition, he is a CFA charter holder.