Steven Bass

传：Steven Bass is a real estate investment professional with 25 years of experience in the major North Asian Markets, including extensive portfolio management, investment, and operational experience in Japan. Steven is Director - Head of Japan Investments at Link Real Estate Partners where he is responsible for sourcing, executing and closing private real estate investments in Japan, as well as building our overall capability in the region, including establishing a Tokyo-based team. Most recently, he served as the lead portfolio manager of Nuveen Real Estate's Japan Alternatives Living Fund. Prior to joining Nuveen, he founded AR Capital Advisors, a consultancy that originated investments for institutional investors and employed data science to enhance investment decisions. Previously, he led investment teams and served on investment committees for real estate managers including CBRE IM, AEW and Macquarie Group. From 2010 to 2018, Steven was a Partner at Orion Partners (acquired by Abdrn) where he was a member of the firm's leadership team and led its Japan real estate business. Steven graduated with a B.A. in economics from Vassar College in New York and a Ph.D. in Urban Planning from UCLA. He studied economics at Gakushuin University in Tokyo on a scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education and is fluent in Japanese. Recently, Steve has been working on applications of data science and AI to real estate and has completed multiple certifications in this field. He is a member of the Counselors of Real Estate (CRE) and serves on the Urban Land Institute's APAC Housing Council and Japan Council.