Darin Bright
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Darin Bright is a managing director at PGIM Real Estate and Head of U.S. Core Plus funds. Darin is the senior portfolio manager for for PGIM Real Estate’s flagship U.S. core plus equity real estate fund, private real estate fund and senior housing fund series. Based in Newark, New Jersey, Darin directs all aspects of the Funds’ strategies, including investment allocation and selection, asset management, and portfolio reporting. Darin is a member of PGIM Real Estate’s U.S. Executive Council and U.S. Investment Committee.
Prior to joining PGIM Real Estate, from 1995 to 2004, Darin was vice president with Grubb & Ellis, providing third-party asset management services for institutional and corporate clients. He started his career as a commercial real estate appraiser with Richard E. Nichols Associates, providing advisory and valuation services to lenders, developers, and corporate and institutional clients.
Darin received a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago. He is a former certified commercial real estate appraiser and a current member of Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Pension Real Estate Association (PREA).