Andrew Friedman has worked in the institutional real estate industry for the past 33 years. Since leaving Shorenstein Properties in early 2021, Mr Friedman formed Amarok Capital with Mr Seifer, Mr Wolmark and his brother, Matthew Friedman. Prior to departing Shorenstein, Mr Friedman was responsible for overseeing the Western US Investment Management Group which included investments, asset management, development and leasing for the firm. In addition, Mr Friedman was a member of the firm’s investment committee and played an active role in ensuring asset plans company wide were implemented in accordance with approved annual operating strategies. During his 17 year tenure with the firm, Mr Friedman worked directly on asset acquisitions and dispositions totaling in excess of $6 billion.

Prior to joining Shorenstein in 2004, Mr Friedman was a principal at Lend Lease Real Estate, overseeing capital transactions and asset management for the firm in the West Region. Upon the acquisition of Lend Lease’s Real Estate Investment Management business by Morgan Stanley in 2003, Mr Friedman transitioned over to Morgan Stanley for a brief amount of time before joining Shorenstein Properties.

Mr Friedman remains active in a number of real estate organizations including the Urban Land Institute, the UC Berkeley - Fisher Center for Real Estate & Urban Economics, Lambda Alpha International, and the Berkeley Real Estate Alumni Advisory Council.  Mr Friedman holds a BA in Economics from UC Berkeley and an MBA from the Anderson School of Management, UCLA.