Simone Pozzato

Biography: Simone Pozzato serves as Senior Managing Director and Fund Manager for the Hines European Core Fund (HECF). He has been appointed as Fund manager for HECF in early 2021 and prior to that, he served as Deputy Fund Manager of HECF. He joined Hines in September 2017. Since then HECF has grown into a leader in its benchmark, from €0.8bn to its current size today, achieving excellent results both in terms of financial results and ESG leadership in the European Real Estate market. Simone joined Hines from Grosvenor Fund Management, where he was Fund Manager for two separate accounts while being also responsible for transactions in the Nordics. He holds a MSc in Real Estate from Henley Business School (UK), a MSc and in Strategy and Management from Essec Business School (France/Singapore) and a MSc in Industrial Engineering from Politecnico of Turin (Italy). He is a ULI Governing Trustee and an active member of the INREV Operational Real Estate Committee.