Lewis is Senior Managing Director of Heitman’s Client Service & Marketing Group and an equity owner of the firm. He is a member of the firm’s Board of Managers, Global Management Committee, and Private Equity and Debt Investment Committees. In addition, he was a Co-Portfolio Manager of the first fund in the Heitman Value Series. He started his career at Lehman Brothers, Inc. as a member of the corporate finance department, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions and real estate capital markets. In 1988, he joined the acquisitions group of JMB Realty as an associate. After the 1994 merger of JMB and Heitman, Lewis became a senior member of the firm’s combined investment group working on the origination, underwriting and execution of transactions. During his acquisitions tenure, Lewis was involved in the investment of over $3.5 billion and supervised the firm’s team of analysts. In 2001, Lewis was named to lead a newly formed client service and marketing group for all of Heitman’s activities.

Lewis received a BA in economics, history and government from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. He serves on the Board of Directors for AFIRE and the Board of Directors of The Erikson Institute, a university conferring advanced degrees in the field of early childhood development. Among other professional affiliations, Lewis is a member of the Pension Real Estate Association, Urban Land Institute, and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Lewis is a Series 7, 24, 66, and 79 Registered Representative.