Strategic appointments reflect BGO’s commitment to internal talent, global expertise, and investor-focused leadership continuity.
NEW YORK & LONDON (April 7, 2025) – BGO today announced a strategic expansion of its executive leadership team designed to strengthen performance delivery and accelerate long-term value creation for its investors. Building on six years of momentum since its formation, BGO is reinforcing its leadership from within to ensure continuity, deep expertise, and agility across its global platform.
Key Leadership Appointments
These appointments reflect BGO’s long-standing strategy of advancing proven leaders who have consistently delivered strong results and bring deep insight into the evolving priorities of global investors. Every executive stepping into these roles has been with BGO since before its merger, ensuring seamless leadership continuity and alignment with the firm’s investment philosophy.
"This leadership expansion is a natural evolution that builds on our firm’s existing strengths, and positions BGO to continue to deliver outstanding outcomes for our investors," said John Carrafiell, co-CEO, BGO. "By reinforcing our executive team with leaders who bring invaluable global perspective, deep understanding of our industry, and a strong track record of performance, we’re focused on driving value for investors across each of our priority markets. Sonny and I are energized to be leading alongside these exceptional executives as we collectively chart a confident future for BGO’s valued investors and clients."
"Each member of our expanded global management committee has played a significant role in driving performance, innovating investment strategies, and building enduring relationships with our clients," said Sonny Kalsi, co-CEO, BGO. “Our focus has always been on developing leaders from within and ensuring that they embody the strength of our culture and reflect our relentless commitment to excellence for our clients. Together, we will continue to build on these values, ensuring they remain the foundation of BGO’s identity and success.”
With a deepened bench of proven leaders, BGO is primed to capture opportunity, adapt to evolving markets, and deliver value for its investors, clients, and partners.
BGO is a leading global real estate investment management advisor and a globally recognized provider of real estate services. BGO serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with approximately $83 billion USD of assets under management (as of December 31, 2024) and expertise in the asset management of office, industrial, multi-residential, retail, and hospitality property across the globe. BGO has offices in 27 cities across thirteen countries with deep, local knowledge, experience, and extensive networks in the regions where it invests in and manages real estate assets on behalf of clients in primary, secondary, and co-investment markets. BGO is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life.
The assets under management shown above include real estate equity and mortgage investments managed by the BGO group of companies and their affiliates. As of 1Q21, it includes certain uncalled capital commitments for discretionary capital until they are legally expired and excludes certain uncalled capital commitments where the investor has complete discretion over investment.
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