Brian Finerty is a senior vice president with Equity International and co-leads the Company’s investments group. Mr. Finerty and the team are responsible for originating, executing and managing investments. He is a director of various portfolio companies including AGV Logística and Terranum Corporate Properties.

Prior to joining Equity International in 2009, Mr. Finerty was a vice president at Madison Dearborn Partners, responsible for sourcing and executing transactions across various real estate sectors including retail, hospitality, healthcare, multifamily and homebuilding. Previously, he held various positions at Merrill Lynch, ultimately as a vice president in the global commercial real estate group. At Merrill, Mr. Finerty advised leading real estate firms on transactions in a number of sectors, with a focus on office, retail and student housing.

Mr. Finerty received a BBA from the University of Michigan and earned his MBA with high honors in analytic finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he received the Barclays Capital Award in Finance for highest academic achievement. Mr. Finerty is also a certified public accountant.