Austin Hicks-Frank is an experienced finance professional specializing in investment and asset management. Currently serving as an Investment Associate at KBS since October 2024, Austin previously held the position of Senior Analyst at Clarion Partners LLC with a focus on Multifamily Asset Management from March 2022 to October 2024. Austin's career includes a role as a Capital Markets Securitization Senior Analyst at Freddie Mac and as a Private Markets Summer Analyst at Wilshire Associates, where support was provided to the Private Markets Group in researching private equity funds. Earlier experience includes positions as a Private Equity Analyst Intern at GT Entrepreneurs and an Acquisitions Intern at Birgo Capital, where skills in identifying acquisition targets, creating leveraged buyout models, and interpreting financial data were developed. Austin holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh, completed in 2020.