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12-15 March 2013
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James A. Fetgatter is Chief Executive of the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE), a position he has held since 1992. AFIRE is a not-for-profit association formed in 1988 whose members are foreign institutions who have a common interest in international real estate investing. AFIRE members have approximately $1.0 trillion in real estate investments worldwide. He has guided the growth of the association from a small group of Dutch pension funds to an organization of over 190 investors from 21 countries. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, Mr. Fetgatter spent 15 years in various aspects of the real estate industry. His last two positions prior to joining AFIRE were with Dutch andUKinvestment and development companies. Mr. Fetgatter served as an officer in the United States Navy and holds a Master in Business Administration fromHarvardUniversityand a BS fromOklahomaStateUniversity. About AFIRE As the official voice of the foreign real estate industry in the United States and the pre-eminent global real estate organization, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) represents the interests of more than 185 investing organizations from 22 different countries. Founded in 1988, AFIRE operates much like a private “club” and provides an exclusive environment where principals and senior executives can meet and exchange information through regularly scheduled meetings in the US, Europe and key cities around the world. It provides exposure to influential US policy makers and opinion leaders, such as Gordon Brown, Alan Greenspan, Madeleine Albright and General Colin Powell, who spoke at recent Annual Membership Meetings. AFIRE also provides updates on important legislation and tax regulations, and informative publications dedicated to ensuring that the foreign investor is as informed as the domestic investor. AFIRE is governed solely by non-US investor institutions through their designated delegates and is managed by a full-time staff in Washington, DC. Membership is on a corporate basis and by invitation only. For more information, go to www.afire.org.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, Mr. Fetgatter spent 15 years in various aspects of the real estate industry. His last two positions prior to joining AFIRE were with Dutch andUKinvestment and development companies. Mr. Fetgatter served as an officer in the United States Navy and holds a Master in Business Administration fromHarvardUniversityand a BS fromOklahomaStateUniversity. About AFIRE As the official voice of the foreign real estate industry in the United States and the pre-eminent global real estate organization, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) represents the interests of more than 185 investing organizations from 22 different countries. Founded in 1988, AFIRE operates much like a private “club” and provides an exclusive environment where principals and senior executives can meet and exchange information through regularly scheduled meetings in the US, Europe and key cities around the world. It provides exposure to influential US policy makers and opinion leaders, such as Gordon Brown, Alan Greenspan, Madeleine Albright and General Colin Powell, who spoke at recent Annual Membership Meetings. AFIRE also provides updates on important legislation and tax regulations, and informative publications dedicated to ensuring that the foreign investor is as informed as the domestic investor. AFIRE is governed solely by non-US investor institutions through their designated delegates and is managed by a full-time staff in Washington, DC. Membership is on a corporate basis and by invitation only. For more information, go to www.afire.org.
Mr. Fetgatter served as an officer in the United States Navy and holds a Master in Business Administration fromHarvardUniversityand a BS fromOklahomaStateUniversity.
About AFIRE As the official voice of the foreign real estate industry in the United States and the pre-eminent global real estate organization, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) represents the interests of more than 185 investing organizations from 22 different countries. Founded in 1988, AFIRE operates much like a private “club” and provides an exclusive environment where principals and senior executives can meet and exchange information through regularly scheduled meetings in the US, Europe and key cities around the world. It provides exposure to influential US policy makers and opinion leaders, such as Gordon Brown, Alan Greenspan, Madeleine Albright and General Colin Powell, who spoke at recent Annual Membership Meetings. AFIRE also provides updates on important legislation and tax regulations, and informative publications dedicated to ensuring that the foreign investor is as informed as the domestic investor. AFIRE is governed solely by non-US investor institutions through their designated delegates and is managed by a full-time staff in Washington, DC. Membership is on a corporate basis and by invitation only. For more information, go to www.afire.org.
As the official voice of the foreign real estate industry in the United States and the pre-eminent global real estate organization, the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE) represents the interests of more than 185 investing organizations from 22 different countries. Founded in 1988, AFIRE operates much like a private “club” and provides an exclusive environment where principals and senior executives can meet and exchange information through regularly scheduled meetings in the US, Europe and key cities around the world. It provides exposure to influential US policy makers and opinion leaders, such as Gordon Brown, Alan Greenspan, Madeleine Albright and General Colin Powell, who spoke at recent Annual Membership Meetings. AFIRE also provides updates on important legislation and tax regulations, and informative publications dedicated to ensuring that the foreign investor is as informed as the domestic investor. AFIRE is governed solely by non-US investor institutions through their designated delegates and is managed by a full-time staff in Washington, DC. Membership is on a corporate basis and by invitation only. For more information, go to www.afire.org.
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