Michael J. Nigro serves as Chief Investment Officer of Real Estate, Americas, DWS. Mr. Nigro is the Chairman of the DWS America's Real Estate Investment Committee, which governs equity and debt investments and portfolios, is a member of the Americas Leadership Committee and leads the firm's Value-add & Development and Asset Management teams. From January 2010 to December 2021, Mr. Nigro was the Head of Value-add & Development where he was responsible for sourcing & executing over $10 Billion of investments. From September 2004 to January 2010, Mr. Nigro led value-add & development activities in the eastern United States & Texas. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Mr. Nigro served as a Senior Manager at Mesirow Financial Real Estate, where he was responsible for large public- private partnership projects. He began his career as a Project Manager. Mr. Nigro holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an M.B.A. in Finance (with Distinction) from DePaul University and is a licensed professional engineer.