Featured Board Member- Lawrence D. Raiman - '82 Accounting

Lawrence Raiman is the Founding Partner of LDR Capital Management, an asset management firm based in New York. LDR Capital manages the LDR Preferred Income Fund on behalf of accredited investors. Before founding LDR Capital Management, Mr. Raiman was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Group for over 15 years. During his tenure at Credit Suisse, Mr. Raiman ran the firm’s Global Real Estate Securities business, with a team including 11 professionals located in New York, Zurich, and Sydney. At its peak, Mr. Raiman’s Global Real Estate Securities business managed $2.6 billion on behalf of investors. Prior to managing the Global Real Estate Securities business, Mr. Raiman was an Institutional Investor ranked research analyst for 11 years covering REITs.

Mr. Raiman earned his MBA from Columbia Business School in 1989 and his Bachelor’s of Science degree majoring in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University in 1982. Mr. Raiman is also a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Raiman has expertise in all aspects of portfolio management, securities analysis, and institutional marketing. Mr. Raiman also served as an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School, teaching Introductory Real Estate Finance to students. Mr. Raiman is a member of NAREIT. Mr. Raiman is a member of Penn State’s President’s Club, The Mount Nittany Society, and Golden Lion Traditional Society, as well as lifetime member of Penn State’s Alumni Association.