Introduction by REAG Global Chair

Bernie S. Ocampo ’05, Senior Asset Manager, TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc.

Co-Founder and Global Chair, Chicago GSB Real Estate Alumni Group

Mr. Ocampo has over 17 years of experience in equity and debt real estate investment management involving institutional, private and foreign investors. His multidisciplinary experience includes asset and portfolio management (equity, mortgage and REO), transaction management (acquisitions, dispositions and leasing), equity/debt underwriting and valuation, distressed loan workout and foreclosure, credit risk and financial analysis, lending, joint venture partnership governance, property management and operations, predevelopment, rehab and major construction monitoring, as well as market research. He also has a diverse knowledge of property types, nationwide. Investments have included core, value-added and opportunistic strategies.

Currently, he is an Assistant Vice President and Senior Asset Manager for TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. (Irvine, CA) with investment management responsibilities for over $4B of high yield real estate investments on behalf of Lehman Brothers.  Prior to TriMont, Bernie was a VP/Portfolio Manager for a high growth California-based bank where he managed a $2.5B mortgage portfolio of performing and non-performing commercial assets.  He was also previously employed with Prudential Real Estate Investors, GE Financial Assurance, Trammell Crow Company and Grubb & Ellis. Bernie is a member of Urban Land Institute, National Multi Housing Council and International Council of Shopping Centers.

Bernie has a BA (focus in Urban Development) from the University of Washington and an MBA from The University of Chicago.