Martin Cohen is co-chairman and co-chief executive officer of Cohen & Steers, Inc. Established in 1986, the firm is a leading global investment manager specializing in REITs, large cap value and listed infrastructure portfolios. It serves individual and institutional investors through a wide range of open-end funds, closed-end funds and separate accounts. Cohen & Steers is a New York Stock Exchange listed company with offices in New York, London, Brussels, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seattle.

Mr. Cohen is considered to be one of the nation’s leading experts in real estate securities investment. In 1980, while a vice president at Citibank, he organized and managed the Citibank Real Estate Stock Fund for that bank’s pension clients. In 1985, while a senior vice president at National Securities and Research Corporation, he and Robert Steers organized and managed the nation’s first real estate securities mutual fund. He is often quoted and lectures frequently on the subject of investing in real estate securities. In 2001, he was the recipient of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts Industry Achievement Award.

Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Science degree from the City College of New York and worked as a biochemist before attending New York University where he earned his MBA degree. He lives in New York City and plays classical guitar in his limited spare time.


Robert Steers is co-chairman and co-chief executive officer of Cohen & Steers, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company (CNS). Established in 1986, the firm is a leading global investment manager specializing in real estate securities, listed infrastructure, large cap value and preferred-equity portfolios. It also offers alternative investment strategies such as hedged real estate securities portfolios and private real estate multimanager strategies. The firm serves institutional and individual investors through a wide range of institutional separate accounts, open-end and closed-end funds. Based in New York City, CNS also has offices in New York, London, Brussels, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seattle.

From 1984 to 1986, Mr. Steers was a senior vice president and chief investment officer of National Securities and Research Corporation where he chaired both the Investment Policy and the Stock Selection Committees. In 1985, while at National Securities, he organized and launched the nation’s first real estate securities mutual fund.

Mr. Steers serves on the board of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA). In addition, he is a trustee of Georgetown University and chairs the McDonough School of Business Advisory Board.

Mr. Steers holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and MBA degree from George Washington University. He has four children and lives in Rye, New York, with his wife Lauren.