BentallGreenOak has appointed Ryan Severino to the newly-created role of Chief Economist and Head of Research for the firm's U.S. business. Severino will focus on global and regional economic research, analysis, and commentary, as well as supporting BGO's investment and portfolio management teams through property market forecasting.

Severino brings 25 years of economics, real estate, and investment research and analysis to his role at BGO. He joins from JLL where he served as Chief Economist and managed the economics team. He also served as senior economist and director of research at Reis in the research and economics department, which was responsible for the firm's market forecasting, valuation, and portfolio analytics services. Earlier in his career, he served as the associate director of research at MetLife Real Estate, and before that, the director of investment strategy and market research at Starwood Capital Group.

Severino is a member of the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA Institute), the American Economic Association (AEA), the National Association for Business Economics (NABE), Urban Land Institute (ULI), and National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF). Severino holds a master's degree from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University. He is also a CFA Institute Charterholder.