Preston Sargent joined Kennedy in 2000 as Executive Vice President and Director of Asset Management. In his role as Director of Asset Management, Mr. Sargent oversaw the Asset Management team as assets under management grew from $3.5 Billion to approximately $9 Billion by early 2007. In mid-2007, Mr. Sargent transitioned to a new role as Portfolio Manager for Kennedy's $7 Billion (NAV) Multi-Employer Property Trust, an open-end commingled fund.

Mr. Sargent has been in real estate investment management and pension advisory for 25 years. Immediately before joining Kennedy, he was a Vice President at GE Asset Management (GEAM) where he worked for approximately ten years. At the time of his departure from GEAM, Mr. Sargent was a portfolio leader responsible for all new investment activity and asset and portfolio management in the central third of the United States.

Prior to joining GEAM, he held positions in acquisitions, debt-workout, and asset management at Aetna Realty Investors in Hartford and William Blair Realty in Chicago. Mr. Sargent began his real estate career in 1983 as an Associate at LaSalle Partners in Chicago.

Mr. Sargent has a Juris Doctorate degree from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He also holds a BA degree in political science/economics from Colorado College. He is active in the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

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To contact Preston Sargent by email, please send to PrestonS@kennedyusa.com.