Dillon Lorda is a Director and Portfolio Manager within AEW’s Private Equity Group, responsible for managing the AEW Essential Housing Fund, which focuses exclusively on housing for moderate- and lower-income households.
Prior to joining AEW, Dillon was a Managing Member of Conrad Investment Management, where he utilized research-based metrics to target specific segments of the multifamily sector that were expected to have resilient income potential and led a team focused on underwriting and structuring those transactions.
Prior to Conrad, Dillon worked as a Managing Director at Pension Consulting Alliance (now part of Meketa Investment Group), where he worked on the real asset portfolios of US institutional investors. Dillon’s prior roles included development, sourcing and underwriting of real estate assets focused on residential properties at both Del Mar Development and Time Equities.
Before starting his real estate career in 2006, Dillon spent six years in international agricultural trading with Bunge and ED&F Man. He is a graduate of Hamilton College (B.A.) and New York University (M.S. Real Estate Finance).