Jerome J. Claeys III, Non-Executive Chairman, Heitman

Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Wednesday, February 14, 2007  

Mr. Claeys is the Non-Executive Chairman of Heitman and an equity owner of the firm. He started his career at White, Weld & Company as a member of the corporate finance department, concentrating in real estate finance and raising capital for developers, operating compa­nies and the early REITs. In 1978, he became co-head of ac­quisitions for JMB Realty. Mr. Claeys was named Chairman of JMB Institutional in 1990. In 1994, JMB Institutional Realty merged with Heitman and Mr. Claeys became head of the advisory business of the newly formed investment advisory entity. In 1999, he was named Chairman and CEO of Heitman. Mr. Claeys is also a member of the firm’s Investment Committee.

Mr. Claeys holds a BSBA from Georgetown University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame. He is a member of Pension Real Estate Association (PREA) and served a six-year term as a member of the Board.