Cain hires Brunsberg as investment chief
Cain International has hired Morgan Stanley’s Ellen Brunsberg as its chief investment officer.
Jonathan Goldstein’s $7bn (£5.1bn) investment firm confirmed this morning that Brunsberg would be joining the senior team in the newly created position, having worked in the firm’s New York office in a consulting role for over a year.
Cushman & Wakefield’s Kirsty Peacock will also be joining in the new role of chief people officer.
Cain International has hired Morgan Stanley’s Ellen Brunsberg as its chief investment officer.
Jonathan Goldstein’s $7bn (£5.1bn) investment firm confirmed this morning that Brunsberg would be joining the senior team in the newly created position, having worked in the firm’s New York office in a consulting role for over a year.
Cushman & Wakefield’s Kirsty Peacock will also be joining in the new role of chief people officer.
Prior to joining Cain, Brunsberg was global head of fixed-income product strategy at Blackrock, having previously held the position of chief executive at GE Capital Real Estate Europe. Before joining GE, Brunsberg spent 18 years at Morgan Stanley, where she was a managing director and head of the securitised product group for EMEA.
Peacock, who will be based out of Cain’s London headquarters at Islington Square, N1, will be tasked with delivering its inclusion strategy. She has previous held senior HR positions at Cushman & Wakefield, Aviva Investors, Dentons and PA consulting.
“Both Ellen and Kirsty bring incredible leadership and experience to Cain and we could not be more pleased to be expanding our business and ambitions with them both in these newly created roles,” Goldstein said.
“They will be instrumental in our future growth and I very much look forward to working with them.”
Brunsberg said: “From consulting with the firm over the past year, I have learned the intricacies of Cain’s portfolio and am eager to continue building upon its operations and track record in both real estate and investment opportunities in global gateway cities.”
She added: “This was an exciting opportunity to join a business with a strong track record, great leadership and that is poised for further growth.”
Since its inception in 2014, Cain has committed more than $7bn across real estate equity, debt and experiential operating businesses. The firm has doubled its employee headcount in less than four years. In May 2021, it closed its inaugural European real estate fund with backing from Goldman Sachs.
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