On today’s episode, I sit down with Bert van den Hoek, Senior Portfolio Manager of North America for Bouwinvest Real Estate Investors, whose New York office he opened in 2020. Bouwinvest specializes in managing real estate portfolios for institutional investors and currently manages €15.1 billion in assets across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific.

During our conversation, Bert and I discussed:

Why life sciences and data centers were some of the first investments Bouwinvest North America made
Why real estate is still a relationship business
How Bouwinvest hopes to influence other U.S. managers to move towards a more sustainable investing model that balances societal and financial returns.