David W. Hamm is a Senior Managing Director and serves on Wafra’s Management Committee. Mr. Hamm is the Head of Real Estate and chairs the Real Estate Investment Committee for traditional real estate strategies. Previously, Mr. Hamm was a Managing Director at DWS responsible for leading the East Coast transactions team focusing on office, retail, industrial and multifamily products for direct equity and structured debt investments. During his 19 years at DWS he completed more than $7.0 billion in transactions. Mr. Hamm earned a BS from Lehigh University and an MBA from Columbia University. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the International Council of Shopping Centers, Pension Real Estate Associates, and the National Multi Housing Council.