CHIEF REAL ESTATE OFFICER
Education
B.A. in Psychology magna cum laude from Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia
Experience
Don Henry is the Chief Real Estate Officer for Wells Real Estate Funds. Mr. Henry oversees the acquisitions, finance, dispositions, and property and asset management functions for Wells' commercial office real estate group. Wells offerings currently hold or manage $5.1 billion of commercial property, primarily Class-A office buildings.
Prior to being named to his current post as Chief Real Estate Officer, Mr. Henry was managing director of the asset management department. In this capacity, Mr. Henry supervised a group whose responsibilities included performing due diligence on acquisition targets, developing and implementing long-term investment strategies for each property, executing value-added strategies, and positioning properties for sale. Prior to joining Wells in 2002, Mr. Henry was a Principal, Portfolio Management, with Lend Lease Real Estate Investments Inc., where he was responsible for public and corporate pension funds with $800 million in managed assets. In this capacity, he designed and implemented investment and leverage strategies based on client investment objectives and capital/real estate market fundamentals.
From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Henry was Vice President, Asset Management/Retail Group for Lend Lease, where he asset-managed seven regional malls with a combined value of $430 million. He was directly responsible for overseeing the property management, leasing, marketing, legal and construction functions of each property.
Mr. Henry began his career with Deloitte & Touche LLP, where he was a senior manager in the firm's emerging business services group.