Peter Zabierek

Biography: Mr. Zabierek co-founded Sugi Capital Management in 2018. He is one of the firm’s portfolio managers. He also oversees the strategic development and day-to-day management of the company’s activities. Mr. Zabierek has 25 years of professional experience, including the last 20 working exclusively in the global REIT space. Prior to founding Sugi, he was the CEO of Presima, a global real estate investment manager that grew from $500m to $2.1b under his leadership from 2013 to 2018. From 2003 to 2013, he was Managing Director and Co-Head of Global Real Estate Securities at Center Square Investment Management, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management. In that role, he launched and served as Senior Portfolio Manager for $4.5b of global real estate securities and served on the firm’s management committee. During his ten-year tenure there, the business grew from $250m to $7.0b. He has also held real estate investment roles at Morgan Stanley and Salomon Smith Barney in New York. Mr. Zabierek holds Masters’ degrees in both business administration and civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. He is a registered professional engineer and CFA® charterholder. He is a member of CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion and currently serves on the ULI Philadelphia Life Science Council. He is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of Harlem Lacrosse – Philadelphia.