James Kammert, CFA is Co-Portfolio Manager since June 2011. Mr. Kammert is Principal and Portfolio Manager as well as a member of the Board of Managers of HSS. Mr. Kammert founded HSS in March 2005, in association with TIC and Mr. Pratt. Along with Mr. Pratt, Mr. Kammert is responsible for managing the public real estate securities portfolios of HSS. Mr. Kammert joined HSS in August 2005.

From 2003 through mid-2005, Mr. Kammert was Director of Research for European Investors, Inc. Prior to joining European Investors, Mr. Kammert was Vice President and co-head of Goldman Sachs & Co.’s U.S. REIT research team for over four years.

Mr. Kammert graduated from Lafayette College with a BA in Economics & Business and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago. Mr. Kammert holds the CFA designation and is a CPA.