Ritson Ferguson is Co-CIO of the firm’s real assets securities division, CBRE Clarion Securities. He is a member of the CBRE Global Investors Executive Committee and Global Investment Committee and the CBRE Clarion and CBRE Caledon boards.

Between 2015 and 2019, Mr. Ferguson served in global roles for CBRE Global Investors, first as Global CIO and then as Global CEO. During his tenure as Global CEO of the firm, Mr. Ferguson accomplished several key initiatives, including the acquisition of Caledon Capital Management, now CBRE Caledon.

Prior to joining CBRE Global Investors, Mr. Ferguson was on the global management committee of ING Real Estate Investment Management. He was also one of the founding principals who formed the predecessor entity to CBRE Clarion Securities. Earlier in his real estate career, Mr. Ferguson worked at K.S. Sweet Associates and Trammell Crow Company. He was also a consultant at Bain & Company and a Captain in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Ferguson began his real estate career in 1986.

Mr. Ferguson earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He is active in many real estate organizations (including PREA, EPRA, APREA and NAREIT) and is a CFA charter holder.

Joseph Smith is Co-CIO of the firm’s real assets securities division, CBRE Clarion Securities. He is a member of the CBRE Global Investors Executive Committee and Global Investment Committee. Mr. Smith is the chair of the firm’s Management Committee and is co-leader of the U.S. real estate securities team.

Mr. Smith joined CBRE Clarion Securities’ predecessor firm in 1997. Prior to that, Mr. Smith worked in various management and analyst positions in the real estate industry including positions at Alex Brown & Sons, PaineWebber and Radnor Advisors. Mr. Smith began his career in the real estate industry in 1990.

Mr. Smith earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Villanova University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. He is active in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and is a CFA charter holder.

Kenneth Weinberg is a Senior Global Portfolio Manager, a member of CBRE Clarion Securities’ Global Investment Policy Committee, and co-leader of the U.S. real estate securities research team.

Mr. Weinberg joined CBRE Clarion Securities’ predecessor firm in 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Weinberg worked in various management and analyst positions in the real estate industry including positions with Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. and Prudential Real Estate Investors. Mr. Weinberg has over 27 years of real estate investment management experience.

Mr. Weinberg earned an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Science from Duke University. He is active in NAREIT, and is a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia, and the CFA Institute.

Justin Pica is a Regional Portfolio Manager and leader of the Asia Pacific real estate research team. In addition, Mr. Pica has oversight of the Sydney based office.

Mr. Pica joined CBRE Clarion Securities’ predecessor firm in 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Pica worked in various research and analyst positions at ING Investment Management and Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He has over 21 years of real estate industry experience.

Mr. Pica earned an MAPF from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Business from Swinburne University. Justin is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.