Liz Sworn

Liz is the fund manager of the Cityhold Office Partnership (“CHOP”) – a joint venture between the TIAA General Account, Swedish National Pensions System’s AP1 and AP2 buffer funds and CBRE IM. In addition, she is Portfolio Manager and an Executive Officer focusing on Europe. She is responsible for European strategy, acquisitions, asset management, structuring and investor relations.

Liz joined Nuveen Real Estate in 2004 as an assistant portfolio manager working on a Europe wide suite of funds set up through a strategic partnership with Ahli United Bank. In 2005, she began to manage one of these funds which was wound up in October 2007. From 2008 until 2013, Liz managed a Euro denominated commercial property fund invested in Germany. She also worked within the company’s pan-European indirect team, as a portfolio manager responsible for subfund holdings across Europe. Liz started her career in property in 2000 working at Jones Lang LaSalle, initially in the landlord and tenant team, and latterly, in the strategic asset management team.

Liz graduated with an LLB, honors, in Law & Politics from the University of Birmingham and an M.A. in Property Valuation and Law from Bayes Business School. Liz qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in December 2002.