Paul Bashir has joined Harrison Street as CEO of the firm’s European business, effective June 1, 2020.
Bashir was most recently president and COO at Round Hill Capital, a real estate investment and asset management firm with a global footprint.
In this new role, Bashir will lead the expansion of Harrison Street’s strategies, which focus on investments in student housing, build-to-rent residential and healthcare real estate. He also will be responsible for overseeing and growing the firm’s talented team of professionals across the United Kingdom and Europe. Bashir will be based in London and will report to Robert Mathias, partner and head of Harrison Street’s international business.
Bashir brings more than 20 years of experience in private equity real estate, operations and corporate finance to Harrison Street. While at Round Hill, he managed a business with a more than $8 billion portfolio, as well as a team of 260 people across 15 offices in 14 countr