US alternative investment firm Harrison Street Asset Management has tapped Michael Humphrey from StepStone Group as managing director, and co-head of Asia within its investor solutions group with Injong Kim, and announced plans to open an office in Singapore.
Humprey takes over from James Choi, who has been promoted to take on broader responsibilities, Chicago-based Harrison Street, which manages US$109 billion of assets, says in a statement on June 12.
Humphrey was managing director and head of Asia at StepStone Group, a US private markets investment firm.
At Harrison Street, he and Kim will co-lead investor engagement and capital formation activities throughout Asia. Kim will continue to lead the Korean team, while Humphrey will lead other Asia Pacific markets.
Humphrey will also head the Singapore office, which will be the firm’s third in Asia after Tokyo and Seoul. It did not give a timeline to establish the new office.
