Where did Brandon Cohen go to school?

Brandon Cohen studied at University of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance & Real Estate); The University of Alabama (Bachelors of Science, Finance with a concentration in Real Estate and minor in Economics).

Brandon Cohen

Investor

Director of Asset Management, US Real Estate at Harbert Growth Partners

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

About

Brandon Cohen is Director of Asset Management at Harbert Management Corporation, overseeing portfolio strategy and capital execution across a diversified U.S. real estate platform that includes industrial, retail, multifamily, office, and self-storage assets. He manages business plan execution across acquisitions, lease-up, repositioning, refinancing, recapitalization, and disposition strategies, and has executed over $1.6 billion in dispositions, refinancings, and recapitalizations across 4,400+ units and 7.4 million square feet. Cohen holds a BBA and MBA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Alabama and is a CFA charterholder; he also serves on NAREIM's Asset Management Committee.

Experience

Harbert Management CorporationDirector of Asset Managementcurrent2019 — presentBirmingham, Alabama
Harbert Management CorporationAsset Manager - Private Equity Real Estate2012 — 2018Greater Birmingham, Alabama Area
NAREIMMember, Asset Management Committeecurrent2025 — present
Grandbridge Real Estate CapitalCommercial Real Estate Analyst2008 — 2012Birmingham, Alabama Area
Alabama Center for Real EstateGraduate Assistant2008The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
GCP (Graham Commercial Properties)Summer Intern2007Birmingham, Alabama Area

Skills & more

Microsoft Office1Debt FinancingValue-Add InvestingInvestment AnalysisLeasing StrategyAsset Management1Real Estate Private EquityCapital MarketsPortfolio Management7Joint VenturesReal Estate InvestmentValue-Add Execution

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Investor RelationsReal Estate DevelopmentLease NegotiationsFinancial ModelingCapital BudgetingWritten CommunicationProblem SolvingPresentationsCommunicationChartered Financial AnalystReal EstateCommercial Real Estate

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder — CFA Institute

From Brandon's professional profile.

Colleagues at Harbert Growth Partners

Adam Arnold

Managing Director at Harbert Growth Partners

Alison G. McKinney

Senior Associate at Harbert Growth Partners

Ally English

Senior Associate, Investor Reporting at Harbert Growth Partners

Amanda Brown

Director, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth Partners

Andrew Dietrich

Vice President, Fund Accounting at Harbert Growth Partners

Asher Curnutte

Associate, Investments at Harbert Growth Partners

Ashley Clements

Accounts Payable Manager at Harbert Growth Partners

Brian Carney

General Partner at Harbert Growth Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Brandon Cohen?: Brandon Cohen is Director of Asset Management at Harbert Management Corporation, overseeing portfolio strategy and capital execution across a diversified U.S. real estate platform that includes industrial, retail, multifamily, office, and self-storage assets. He manages business plan execution across acquisitions, lease-up, repositioning, refinancing, recapitalization, and disposition strategies, and has executed over $1.6 billion in dispositions, refinancings, and recapitalizations across 4,400+ units and 7.4 million square feet. Cohen holds a BBA and MBA in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Alabama and is a CFA charterholder; he also serves on NAREIM's Asset Management Committee.
Where does Brandon Cohen work?: Brandon Cohen is Director of Asset Management, US Real Estate at Harbert Growth Partners.
Where did Brandon Cohen go to school?: Brandon Cohen studied at University of Alabama, Manderson Graduate School of Business (MBA, Finance & Real Estate); The University of Alabama (Bachelors of Science, Finance with a concentration in Real Estate and minor in Economics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Harbert Management Corporation38

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