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Jim Garman

Jim Garman is global head of real estate at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he oversees a global investment business spanning real estate equity and debt. He joined Goldman Sachs in 1992, became a partner in 2006 and has held leadership roles in European alternatives and real estate. His work combines private-market investment management, fundraising and oversight of real-estate investment strategies. Goldman Sachs profile via MIT CRE · Goldman Sachs real-estate platform

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Known For

  • Leading Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s global real-estate investing business after a career that began at the firm in 1992.
  • Developing the European alternatives business and serving as co-CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International before his global real-estate appointment.
  • Directing investment activity through firm committees and teams rather than as a single-asset operator. A 2025 PERE profile described the real-estate portfolio under his remit as exceeding $65 billion in assets under management; treat that as a time-specific reported figure. MIT CRE profile · PERE 100 profile

Career

Garman joined Goldman Sachs in 1992 and became a partner in 2006. He held roles in the firm’s EMEA alternatives and real-estate businesses and served as co-CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management International. By 2023, industry coverage described him as the firm’s global head of real estate, responsible for an investment portfolio spanning the firm’s real-estate strategies. Goldman’s current product overview describes its platform as drawing on a global team and investment capabilities across real estate. Garman studied land economy and natural sciences at Cambridge University. MIT CRE profile · Goldman Sachs real-estate platform · PERE profile

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  • Goldman Sachs Asset Management
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