Simon Hedger is a Global Portfolio Manager for the Principal Asset Management real estate securities team. He is responsible for portfolio management across the firm’s global real estate securities and Europe, Middle East, and Africa real estate securities strategies. Simon joined the firm in 2003. Prior to his current role, Simon served as a Senior Equity Analyst at Prudential Bache/BNP Equities. His background also includes a variety of real estate related roles with Prudential Assurance Company, positions as Fund Manager for Paladin Commercial Trust, and GEM Commercial Property Trust. He received an MBA from the University of New England and is an associate member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, the Australian Property Institute, and the FTSE EPRA NAREIT European Regional Index Committee.