Mr. Ward P Feste

biography

As a co-founder of Peregrine Group in 2009, Ward Feste has had recruiting success in virtually all real estate functions such as fund management, REIT securities investment management, development, property acquisitions and sales, leasing, asset and property management, mortgage finance, and corporate real estate. Prior to Peregrine Group he was a Partner at Carlyle Group since 1986 where he co-managed the Real Estate Practice and completed more than 350 executive search mandates focused in the commercial real estate arena.

Ward also has been active in numerous professional real estate associations, including the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), Urban Land Institute (ULI), Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA), National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (NAREIM), National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC), National Association of Industrial & Office Parks (NAIOP), Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC), Corporate Real Estate Network (CoreNet), International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) , and Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA),

Ward is a member of the Wisconsin Real Estate Alumni Association (WREAA) and a lifetime member of the Indiana University Alumni Association.  He has served on the board of directors for the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Alumni Club of Chicago and is the founder and a past president for the Indiana University Real Estate Club of Chicago in conjunction with the IU Center for Real Estate Studies. He is also a board member for City of Hope’s Real Estate Action Committee (REACH).