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Shawn Lese
Chief Investment Officer and Head of Funds Management, Americas
About Shawn Lese
Shawn serves as the Chief Investment Officer and Head of Funds Management for Nuveen Real Estate’s ~$100 billion Americas platform. He leads a team of seasoned portfolio managers in driving investment performance and partnering with our clients on their current and prospective real estate investments. In addition, as Chief Investment Officer, Americas Shawn oversees the end-to end investment process. He is a member of the Global Executive Leadership Team and Americas Investment Committee.
Prior to joining the business in 2015, Shawn served as a managing director on the capital markets team of Grosvenor Fund Management. Shawn has also worked as an officer in Morgan Stanley’s real estate investment banking group. Additional experience includes positions at Lazard, JPMorgan and Sullivan & Cromwell. He entered the industry in 1998.
Shawn graduated with a B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University, an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.
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Nuveen, LLC provides investment solutions through its investment specialists. Nuveen Securities, LLC, member FINRA and SIPC
The information on this website is intended for U.S. residents only. If you are a non-U.S. resident, please visit the Global section of our website www.nuveen.com/global. This material does not constitute a solicitation of an offer to buy, or an offer to sell securities in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation is unlawful or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer.
NOT FDIC INSURED MAY LOSE VALUE NO BANK GUARANTEE
© 2025 Nuveen, LLC. All rights reserved.
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