Cohen & Steers names CIO to replace Harvey

Jon Cheigh has been with the business for 15 years

Jon Cheigh, executive vice president and head of global real estate at Cohen & Steers, has been named chief investment officer at the firm.

Cheigh, who has been with the business for 15 years, succeeds Joseph Harvey, president of Cohen & Steers, who has held the position of CIO since 2003 and was recently appointed to the board of directors. In his role as CIO, Cheigh will provide guidance and oversight to the investment teams. He remains head of global real estate and will continue to focus the majority of his time on managing the real estate team, process and portfolios. Cheigh joined the Cohen & Steers US real estate team in 2005 as a research analyst after spending a decade as a real estate analyst and acquisition spe...