Kenneth Messer is an experienced professional in investor relations and business development, currently serving in advisory roles at NREP and Urban Partners since May 2023. Previously, Kenneth worked at Macquarie Group from July 2019 to April 2023, focusing on commercial development, project management, and pan-European fund and portfolio management. Prior consulting experience at KPMG from October 2016 to June 2019 involved advising firms in the alternatives and real estate sectors. Kenneth's early career included financial modeling at ALM First, equity research at the University of Texas at Dallas, and positions in markets at J.P. Morgan, marketing at DrayTek Corp., and supply chain management at snom technology AG. Kenneth holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas, attained in 2016.