USAA Real Estate Co has appointed Bahram Motamedian as managing director of portfolio management.
Motamedian will join the team leading the USAA Eagle Real Estate Fund, a diversified open end fund investing in all major property types throughout the US.
In addition, he will direct separately managed accounts and will work closely with executive leadership to advance the company's international investment strategy.
Motamedian joins USAA Real Estate Company after 17 years with Hines Interests of Houston, including 10 years in London as managing director for Hines Europe. His time in Europe included senior roles with a European Value-Added Fund as well as their European development fund. He also brings experience in emerging markets including Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
Motamedian serves as a trustee for the Urban Land Institute, a global consortium of real estate professionals that support responsible use of land in creating sustainable and thriving communities and investments worldwide.
"Bahram brings great experience and energy, and will add extraordinary depth to our portfolio management team. This is the latest step in building one of the premier management teams in our industry,” says Len O'Donnell, company president.