John Maurer is Senior Managing Director, Head of Equity. John is responsible for overseeing Sagard Real Estate’s equity separate account portfolios and serves as Senior Portfolio Manager for Sagard US Property Fund, an open-end, diversified, core equity fund and the Plus Strategies. He is the Senior Portfolio Manager for the Sagard Enhanced Property Fund, a higher return open-end fund focused on industrial, multifamily, and alternatives. He oversees the firm’s investor relations and capital raising team. John is a member of Sagard Real Estate’s Investment, DEI, ESG, Product Development & Strategy, Public Relations, and Risk Management Committees. John has worked in the real estate investment management business as a fiduciary for 36 years. He has deep experience with transactions, asset management, development, capital markets, fund formation, and portfolio management. Since 1997 he has been a fiduciary to institutional investors with respect to core and value-added strategies in open-end funds, separate accounts, and closed-end funds.
Prior to his role at Sagard Real Estate, John was head of Portfolio Management for Bell Partners. He was also the former Principal and Portfolio Manager for PGIM Real Estate and co-founded his own investment management firm. John is currently affiliated with the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries, PREA, National Multifamily Housing Council, and the University of Wisconsin – Graaskamp Center Board of Advisors. John received his M.S. in Real Estate Appraisal from the University of Wisconsin and his B.A. in Real Estate and Urban Land Economics.
