James S. Corl

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer

34 years experience

James S. Corl has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer since December 2022. He also serves as Executive Vice President and Head of the Private Real Estate Group of Cohen & Steers. Mr. Corl rejoined Cohen & Steers in 2020, having previously been with Cohen & Steers for 11 years, serving as Chief Investment Officer—Real Estate from 2004 to 2008. More recently, he was head of real estate at Siguler Guff & Company, where he led a real estate investment group focused on private markets for 11 years from 2009 to 2020. Earlier in his career, Mr. Corl held real estate investment roles at Heitman Capital Management and Credit Suisse First Boston. He has an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania and a BA from Stanford University and is based in New York.