Ms. Lorna Brown is an established real estate professional with extensive experience investing in real estate debt and equity, gained during a 22-year career spanning a number of major financial institutions and asset managers. In 2022, she assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer and established Birchwood Real Estate Capital as a new commercial real estate investment manager with US insurer WR Berkley as the cornerstone investor. 

Ms. Brown's diverse career has seen her hold senior positions at a range of real estate investment firms including at UK-based real estate management and advisory firm Delancey, where she was Head of Capital Markets between 2020 and 2022. There she managed direct real estate investment and debt sourcing for an existing £1bn UK real estate fund, and established the first debt fund, raising new external equity. 

Prior to this, Ms. Brown was Head of Real Estate Debt at Legal and General Investment Management and held Managing Director positions at Blackstone Real Estate and The Royal Bank of Scotland. 

Ms. Brown holds a master’s degree in Land Economy from the University of Aberdeen, and an Honours degree in Environmental Planning from the University of Strathclyde and is a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.