Managing Partner, Global Chief Operating Officer
Steve Gordon brings more than 38 years of industry experience to Harrison Street Asset Management and serves as a member of the firm’s Operating and Investment Committees. As Managing Partner and Global Chief Operating Officer, he oversees the firm’s global operations, finance, legal, compliance, and risk management functions, working closely with senior leadership to implement strategic priorities and business initiatives across the platform. Steve has played a central role in the structuring and formation of the firm’s open-end and closed-end funds and continues to provide oversight across its joint venture relationships.
Prior to joining the firm, Steve was a Partner at DLA Piper US LLP, one of the world’s largest international law firms, where he co-chaired the Real Estate Fund and REIT practice groups and advised clients on the formation of domestic and European real estate funds, REIT IPOs, and M&A transactions.
Steve earned a B.A. and M.B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University and a J.D. (with honors) from the University of Michigan. He serves on the Executive Committees of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and the Advisory Board of Greenhouse Scholars.
