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Brian is responsible for overseeing the global sustainability platform for Manulife Investment Management’s private and public markets businesses. This spans timberland, agriculture, real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and private credit as well as public markets’ equity, fixed income, and multi-asset strategies. Brian is accountable for sustainability strategy, developing internal sustainable investing policies and compliance mechanisms across Manulife Investment Management. He also supports regulatory affairs and reporting on sustainability matters.

Previously, Brian was chief sustainability officer for Manulife Investment Management’s private markets business and before that he was the chief sustainability officer at Hancock Natural Resource Group, Manulife’s timberland and agriculture business. Prior to joining the firm, he was director of policy at Forest Capital Partners, where he was responsible for a variety of programs, including forest certification, forest policy, government affairs, public relations, conservation transactions, and ecology support. 

Brian represents Manulife Investment Management on several external groups and committees and he holds the Certified Wildlife Biologist designation from The Wildlife Society, a B.S., Wildlife Ecology from Michigan State University, and a M.S., Wildlife Management from South Dakota State University.

• Education: B.S., Wildlife Ecology, Michigan State University; M.S., Wildlife Management, South Dakota State University
• Joined the company: 2012       
• Began career: 1995

Recep oversees the firm's infrastructure equity group and is a portfolio manager of infrastructure-related closed-end funds that allow third-party investors to invest alongside Manulife. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Enel North America, acquiring and developing renewable energy projects in the United States and Canada and also taking an international assignment for privatization bids in Poland and France. Prior to Enel, Recep managed the strategy and planning group at InterGen, where he worked on the development and financing of U.S. thermal plants. Recep holds the Chartered Financial Analyst and Financial Risk Manager designations and is a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society.

• Education: M.B.A., Rice University; B.S., Computer Engineering, Boğaziçi University
• Joined the company: 2007
• Began career: 1999

Marc is the global head of real estate, private markets, at Manulife Investment Management, responsible for developing and implementing the strategy and increasing the firm’s capabilities in this area on behalf of clients, including Manulife’s general account. His work includes overseeing all aspects of the real estate business, including portfolio management, investments, asset management, development of new products, and the integration of sustainability into both investments and operations.

Prior to joining Manulife, Marc was the chief investment officer (CIO) of real estate Americas and the head of portfolio and asset management for the RREEF Real Estate Americas business. He was also head of the Americas Debt Investments Group and a member of the Americas Leadership Committee and Global Investment Committee. Marc served as chairman of the Americas Real Estate Investment Committee, which governs both equity and debt investments and portfolios and serves on the Americas Real Estate Management Committee. As Americas’ CIO, he worked with portfolio managers in developing specific portfolio strategy for each account or fund as part of the annual investment plan process. He also was a board member of RREEF Property Trust, a non-traded REIT. Prior to assuming this position, he served as global head of risk and performance analysis, responsible for the development of allocation, risk, and performance tools. In this role, Marc was a member of the Global CIO Group, working closely with the global and regional CIOs and the research team to formulate the global and regional house views and strategy and to develop the resulting house portfolio for each region. While with RREEF Real Estate, he led debt restructurings across several accounts and funds in conjunction with the Americas portfolio management, asset management, and capital markets teams. Marc also worked in the private and public real estate industries while at Morgan Stanley, Heitman/PRA Securities Advisors, and INVESCO Realty Advisors. 

• Education: B.A., M.A.,  Accounting with a concentration in Finance, University of Texas at Austin
• Joined the company: 2022
• Began career: 1993

Tom leads Manulife Investment Management’s institutional timberland investment program, overseeing investment underwriting and portfolio management, acquisitions and dispositions, resource planning and analysis, client account management, economic research, and property management. He’s a member of the senior management team for the firm’s timberland and agriculture businesses and serves on the executive committee. He also leads the timberland management team and serves on the timberland investment committee. Previously, Tom served as global head of timberland and farmland operations, where he developed and led large-scale, integrated, investor-owned, and third-party agriculture and forestry property management platforms. Prior to that, he served as director of global timber operations. Tom has also served as senior portfolio manager, where he was responsible for account management and portfolio development for individually managed timber accounts, as well as pooled investment vehicles; and general manager, Southern Division and Mid-Atlantic region manager. Prior to joining the firm in 2004, Tom was a procurement manager for International Paper’s Pensacola paper mill and McDavid sawmill enterprise. Among other roles, he served as forest operations manager as well as forest analyst for Champion International Corporation.

• Education: B.S. with honors, Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida
• Joined the company: 2004
• Began career: 1995

Oliver is responsible for the overall direction and growth of Manulife Investment Management’s institutional agriculture investment program. He’s a member of the senior management team for the firm’s timberland and agriculture businesses and serves on the executive committee. He also leads the farmland management team, serves on the farmland investment committee, and chairs company boards for the firm’s Australian investment vehicles. Previously, Oliver headed the farmland asset management function. Prior to joining the firm in 1997, he spent five years with First Pioneer Farm Credit, where he was responsible for evaluating and appraising farmland and farm businesses for potential loans. Oliver holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, the Association for Investment Management and Research, and the Boston Security Analysts Society.

• Education: B.S., Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
• Joined the company: 1997
• Began career: 1997