Bradford focuses on real estate companies and real estate investment trusts (REITs) and serves as sector team leader for real estate. He conducts fundamental research on the North American and South American commercial property sectors and works closely with portfolio managers to share and assess trends and make recommendations. He also manages the firm’s US, global, and international REIT sector funds as well as the REIT subportfolios in research-based investment portfolios. He is a member of the Audit Committee, Equity Review Group II, and the Wellington Foundation Advisory Board.

Prior to joining the firm in 2005, Bradford was a securities analyst at Morgan Stanley Investment Management covering REITs. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and serves on the boards of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) and the Global Real Estate Engagement Network (GREEN).

Bradford holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and an MBA and MPP from the University of Chicago.