Kim G. Redding – Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Redding is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Brookfield’s equities and credit securities business. He has over 30 years of Real Asset investment experience and has founded or co-founded three investment advisory firms including Redding, Melchor & Company, RREEF Real Estate Securities, and Brookfield Redding LLC. Since 1986, he has specialized in the management of institutional accounts invested in Real Assets, primarily REITs and listed infrastructure. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate from California State University, Fullerton. Mr. Redding is on the Dean’s Advisory Board for the College of Business & Economics at California State University, Fullerton.
Craig Noble, CFA – Co-Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager
Mr. Noble is Managing Director and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Brookfield Investment Management as well as Portfolio Manager for Brookfield’s global infrastructure securities business. Based in Chicago, Mr. Noble oversees all aspects of portfolio management and business development related to the firm’s public equity and credit securities investment strategies. Additionally, Mr. Noble maintains responsibility for performance and growth of the firm’s global infrastructure securities business, which he has led since its inception in 2008. Mr. Noble joined Brookfield in 2004 and has more than 14 years of investment experience, including several years with Brookfield’s long-short credit opportunity fund as well as several years of direct infrastructure investment activity with Brookfield’s private equity infrastructure business. Prior to this, Mr. Noble spent five years with the Bank of Montreal, focused on credit analysis, corporate lending and corporate finance. Mr. Noble holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has a Masters degree from York University’s Schulich School of Business and a Commerce degree from Mount Allison University.
Jon Tyras – Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
Mr. Tyras is responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the New York office. He is the Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel and oversees the Legal and Compliance, Human Resources, Finance & Accounting and Operations groups within the firm. Mr. Tyras also contributes to the development and execution of the firm’s strategic goals. Mr. Tyras earned Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degrees in Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
William Powell – Member, Investment Committee
Mr. Powell is a Senior Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management and current manager of the Treasury and Risk Management Area. Previously, he was a partner in Brookfield Asset Management’s real estate mezzanine debt fund. Mr. Powell has over 18 years of real estate capital markets experience. He has a diverse background as a structured real estate investor having considerable experience in subordinate CMBS, investment grade CMBS, and REIT debt transactions, as well as in privately negotiated structured transactions. Additionally, Mr. Powell has utilized many capital markets funding strategies including CDO’s, re REMIC’s, credit default swaps, and various financial insurance techniques including financial guarantee arrangements and residual value insurance. Mr. Powell received his B.S. in Accounting from the University of Richmond and his MBA from the Darden School of the University of Virginia.
Seth Gelman – Director and Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Gelman is a Director and the Chief Compliance Officer. In this capacity, he oversees the compliance department and is responsible for the implementation of compliance policies and procedures. Mr. Gelman also serves as the Chief Compliance Officer for Brookfield Investment Management’s registered investment companies. Mr. Gelman has over 12 years of compliance experience. Mr. Gelman holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Miami School of Law.
Gregory Bordner – Director and Chief Risk Officer
Mr. Bordner is the Chief Risk Officer. He is responsible for reporting to the Chairman of the Investment Committee, as well as the Investment Committee on various aspects of the firm’s clients’ risk profiles, performance attribution and investment strategy. Additionally, Mr. Bordner manages the firm's Quantitative Analysis department, where he is responsible for overseeing the modeling and valuing of various structured securities, conducting scenario analyses to determine relative value and generating risk reports. Mr. Bordner holds a Master of Science in Financial Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from the University of Chicago.