Rick J. Romano, CFA, is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager for PGIM Real Estate. He is responsible for management of the group's North American public securities investments. Mr. Romano joined Prudential in 1998 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. 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. Mr. Romano has served 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 NAREIT. Mr. Romano received a BA 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.

Michael Gallagher is a Executive Director for Prudential Real Estate Investors based in London. He is the Portfolio Manager for the European real estate securities. Mr. Gallagher has over 20 years of real estate experience and 16 years in the broader public markets. Prior to joining Prudential, Mr. Gallagher was the Assistant Fund Manager for Global Real Estate Securities at Aviva Investors (London) where he was responsible for portfolio construction and stock selection of European real estate securities. Prior to Aviva, Mr. Gallagher was a Vice President of Citigroup (London) where he covered diversified financials and the real estate sector. At Citigroup, Mr. Gallagher was responsible for modeling and research for companies under his coverage. Mr. Gallagher came to Citigroup from Deutsche Bank (London /Frankfurt) where he was a pan European equity analyst covering bank stocks and diversified German companies. Mr. Gallagher holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University, magna cum laude and was the recipient of the Harvard College Scholarship. Mr. Gallagher also holds a MA in International Political Economy from Cornell University where he was awarded the Mellon Foundation Scholarship. Mr. Gallagher speaks several languages including English (native), German, French, Italian and Portuguese.

Daniel Cooney, CFA, is an Executive Director and Portfolio Manager assisting in the investment management and operations of PGIM’s Global Real Estate Securities portfolios focusing on North American public securities. His responsibilities include fundamental investment research, securities analysis and assisting in portfolio management. Mr. Cooney joined Prudential in 2013 from RREEF, where he worked as a securities analyst in the global securities team. Prior to RREEF, Mr. Cooney worked as a Senior Equity REIT analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) in New York. Mr. Cooney is a member of the CFA Institute (CFA) and the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA). Mr. Cooney earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Trinity College and is a CFA charter holder.

Alvin Chan Mr. Chan is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager assisting in the investment management and operations of PGIM’s Global Real Estate securities portfolios focusing on Asian public securities. His responsibilities include fundamental investment research, securities analysis and assisting in portfolio management. Mr. Chan joined Prudential in 2016 from BlackRock where he worked as an equities analyst on the global real estate securities team. Prior to that, he had worked as a Senior Analyst at Principal Global Investors and Lasalle Investment Management. Mr. Chan started his career as an Equity Research Associate with UBS in Singapore. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from the National University of Singapore and is a CFA charterholder. Mr. Chan is fluent in English and Mandarin (Chinese).

Samit Parikh is a Managing Director at PGIM Real Estate and Head of International Investments for the Global Real Estate Securities business. Samit joined PGIM Real Estate in 2015 from Booth Park Capital Management, where he worked as a senior analyst for the global long / short real estate securities team. Prior to Booth Park, Samit was a senior equity analyst for #1 ranked REIT research team according to Institutional Investor magazine at the ISI Group. Mr. Parikh earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Rutgers University. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).