Boston - May 21, 2025
AEW Capital Management (“AEW”), one of the world’s largest global real estate investment managers¹, today announced that Ms. Claudia Gernegross has joined the firm’s Investor Relations group as a senior Client Relationship Manager. In her role, Ms. Gernegross will be responsible for capital formation, client service and broader firm initiatives with a focus on the Northeast market building on the team’s national coverage in the U.S. She reports to Jay Struzziery, AEW Managing Director and Head of North America Investor Relations.
“Claudia’s experience across capital raising, investor engagement, and product strategy brings deep perspective to our Investor Relations team globally,” said Mr. Struzziery. “Her track record working with top-tier institutions and her ability to translate investor needs into actionable strategies are expected to enhance our approach to client engagement.”
AEW CEO Jon Martin added, “Claudia brings a great deal of experience across investor types and investment strategies, including funds, co-investments, separately managed accounts, and other unique situations. Her global perspective and understanding of investors’ goals will help us continue to meet the needs of our investors as we continue to navigate complex market conditions.”
Ms. Gernegross joins AEW from PATRIZIA after more than a decade, where she most recently served as Director, International Capital Markets. In her U.S.-based role, she managed over 150 top institutional relationships across the U.S. and Canada, led capital raising for real estate and infrastructure strategies, advised on $7 billion in product development, and oversaw the U.S. operations. Before building PATRIZIA’s North America presence, Ms. Gernegross worked for PATRIZIA in Europe where she effectively led initiatives to expand the firm’s investor relations business into EMEA, APAC, and the Americas.
Prior to PATRIZIA, Ms. Gernegross spent three years at GLL Real Estate Partners, where she was the first hire into the firm’s 24-month Management Trainee Program. She supported global transactions that contributed to new fund launches, and worked across investment and asset management functions in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and South Africa.
Ms. Gernegross holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School where she received multiple awards for her service to the school and its community. She also holds a Master of Science in Real Estate from the International Real Estate Business School (IREBS) and a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from the University of Regensburg. Ms. Gernegross is fluent in German and English with conversational proficiency in French and Spanish. She resides in New York City with her family and enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.
About AEW
For over 40 years, AEW Capital Management, L.P. (AEW) has provided real estate investment management services to investors worldwide. As one of the world’s largest real estate investment advisors¹, AEW and its affiliates manage $83.9 billion in private real estate equity, debt and listed securities across North America, Europe and Asia (as of March 31, 2025). Grounded in research and experienced in the complexities of the real estate and capital markets, AEW actively manages portfolios in both the public and private property markets and across the risk/return spectrum. AEW and its affiliates have offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Denver, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo, as well as additional offices in eight European cities. For more information, please visit www.aew.com.
¹Source: “2024 IREI.Q Real Estate Managers Guide”. The Guide, published annually by Institutional Real Estate, Inc., ranks real estate managers based on the gross value of real estate AUM ($m) as of December 31, 2023. As of March 31, 2025. AEW includes (i) AEW Capital Management, L.P. and its subsidiaries and (ii) affiliated company AEW Europe and its subsidiaries. AEW Europe and AEW Capital Management, L.P. are commonly owned by Natixis Investment Managers and operate independently from each other. Total AEW AUM of $83.9 billion includes $38.8 billion in assets managed by AEW Europe and its affiliates, $4.8 billion in regulatory assets under management of AEW Capital Management, L.P., and $40.3 billion in assets for which AEW Capital Management, L.P. and its affiliates provide (i) investment management services to a fund or other vehicle that is not primarily investing in securities (e.g., real estate), (ii) non-discretionary investment advisory services (e.g., model portfolios) or (iii) fund management services that do not include providing investment advice.