Bio
Anne-Marie Vandenberg has served as our Chief Operating Officer and President and as one of our directors since October 2018. She is also a Director and Portfolio Manager for DWS's Alternatives platform. Prior to her current role, she led the RREEF real estate defined contribution strategy. Ms. Vandenberg was previously the Head of Real Estate Capital Markets, responsible for asset and fund level financings across the Americas private real estate platform. In that role, she structured over 200 real estate and fund financing transactions totaling over $11.65 billion. She joined RREEF Real Estate in 2004 as part of the closing team, working on the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate investments. In 2005, she transitioned to Capital Markets, ultimately taking on the leadership of the group in 2013. Ms. Vandenberg has also been involved in fund restructuring efforts, sits on RREEF America's internal Investment Strategy Council and has participated in the strategic capitalization of several real estate products on RREEF Real Estate's platform. She is an active member of Urban Land Institute where she is a Vice Chair of the Urban Mixed Use and Development Silver Council, as well as on the ULI-Chicago Women's Leadership Initiative Advisory Board. She is also the co-chair of the PREA Defined Contribution Affinity Group, a member of NCREIF and co-treasurer of DCREC. Ms. Vandenberg holds a B.A. from Tulane University, a M.S. in Real Estate Finance from DePaul University and a J.D. from The John Marshall Law School.
Areas of Interest
- Deal Type
- Acquisition, Development, Ground Lease, Loan Purchase, Opportunity Zone, Partner Buyout, Pre-Development, Recapitalization, Refinance, Rehabilitation
- AUM
- Max LTV
- Capital Stack