Clarion Partners announced that Indraneel “Indy” Karlekar has joined the firm’s senior leadership team as a managing director and global head of research and strategy. He is responsible for overseeing all facets of investment research in developing portfolio strategy, leveraging data analytics and supporting capital raising and client service.
Karlekar, who served in senior roles for ING Clarion Real Estate Securities from 2003–2011, rejoins Clarion after most recently spending more than a decade with Principal Asset Management as global head of research and portfolio strategies. He also spent time in similar research roles with AIG Global Real Estate and Cole Capital.
“We are proud to welcome Indy back to the Clarion team,” commented Jeb Belford, CIO at Clarion Partners. “He has been a respected leader in research for decades, and we look forward to leveraging his extensive expertise as we continually work to identify growth opportunities and evolve our