Primary Job Title Global President & Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization 
Cornerstone Advisers
Gender Male
Mr. Brown is responsible for setting and implementing Cornerstone’s corporate policies and strategic initiatives. He has oversight of all facets of Cornerstone’s operations, including establishing the vision for the company such as its culture, corporate citizenship and short and long term goals, all in keeping with high standards for ethical
behavior and integrity. In addition, Mr. Brown oversees the investment side of the business globally – debt and equity, private and public, and up and down the capital stack including research, portfolio management, acquisitions, asset management, dispositions, valuations, engineering, client service, and product and business development. Mr. Brown also serves on the Firm’s Investment Committees.
Mr. Brown began his career in real estate investment and portfolio management in 1986 which has included managing businesses and leading large teams through the investment decision making processes. Mr. Brown’s experience has been global across all property sectors and capital structures including joint ventures, co-investments, clubs, preferred equity, mezzanine, performing and non-performing debt, securitizations, REITs, secondary and primary funds, and direct property investments.
Prior to joining Cornerstone in 2014, Mr. Brown was Head of the Americas of CBRE Global Investment Partners (fka CBRE Global Multi Manager), a discretionary real estate investment management company. In this capacity he managed global investment, portfolio management, client service, house views and preferred strategies, and product and business development. Mr. Brown was a member of the CBRE GIP Investment Committee and Board of Directors, and the CBRE Global Investors Americas Operating Board. Mr. Brown was formerly Head of Global Real Estate at Ennis Knupp + Associates (now Hewitt EnnisKnupp an Aon Company) where he established the global real estate practice and chaired the Investment Committee. Mr. Brown also previously held the positions of Senior Department Head of The PrivateEdge Group at State Street Corporation, and Consulting Manager at Kenneth Leventhal & Co.
