Schwaber Takes CEO Chair at Bluerock Cap Markets

Schwaber most recently was president of Griffin Capital Securities.

NEW YORK CITY—Bluerock Real Estate said Tuesday it had tapped industry veteran Jeffrey S. Schwaber as CEO of Bluerock Capital Markets LLC, the managing broker dealer for Bluerock’s suite of investment products and funds. Over a 32-year career, Schwaber has overseen more than $13 billion of equity raise.

Schwaber joins New York City-based Bluerock from Griffin Capital Securities, where he served as president and head of distribution. He was instrumental in orchestrating Griffin’s rapid rise, bringing in approximately $7 billion in equity over a four-and-a-half-year span. Earlier, Schwaber was a founding partner and head of capital markets and distribution at Behringer Harvard, where he oversaw an equity intake of approximately $6 billion.