Ludwig completed an apprenticeship as a bank clerk, obtained university degrees in business and Real Estate Management (ebs) and a doctorate in political science; he is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). He is a university lecturer on real-estate-related subjects. Ludwig has spent many years working as a real estate banker, as a director of property companies, at a fund initiator and on advisory and supervisory boards. In his consulting role, Ludwig was able to support clients such as a pension provider in the establishment of a BaFin-regulated capital management company. Ludwig successfully initiated an institutional Spezial-AIF with an Article 8 profile focusing on sustainability during his time as Real Estate Director at MPC Capital AG in Hamburg, making him one of the first players in Germany to do so. Moreover, as Managing Partner at Warburg-HIH Invest Retail Properties GmbH, he was able to issue two investment fund vehicles for the institutional sphere. Ludwig’s extensive know-how – highly valued by PRIO – includes the capital market, the requirements of institutional investors and practically all the facets of asset management.

Heiko holds a degree in business administration. He brings experiences from a multifaceted and successful career as a consultant and entrepreneur to the advisory board. His professional path includes a long-standing partnership at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and a seat on the management team of Leuphana University Lüneburg. Furthermore, Heiko can look back on a diverse wealth of experience founding various companies. He coaches entrepreneurs and start-ups in all phases of company development and connects them with the investor sphere. His scientific expertise, network and methodological competence, including in asset management and as a developer of excellent teams, make him a valuable member of the advisory board.

Alexander is the founder and director of regiomaris GmbH, a company that successfully sells travel packages in and to northern Germany. He is also the designated legal representative of a family-owned property and real estate management company. Mobility and transport are his passion. As a former student of transport and logistics, Alexander sits on the executive board of Transport Club Germany, Northern State Association (Verkehrsclub Deutschland Landesverband Nord e. V., VCD) and is appointed as an ordinary member of the supervisory board of NAHBUS Nordwestmecklenburg GmbH. His extensive expertise and constantly growing network in this field give him an excellent ability to provide forward-looking advice in an infrastructure context. Opportunities are recognised early and property locations thought of differently thanks to his participation on the advisory board.

Robert is the proprietor of FMPro Facility Management Professional in Berlin. He is an industrial engineer and also an engineer of supply and disposal technology/building services. A sworn and certified expert and auditor for sustainability in facility management, he has previously guided the planning and construction of major projects such as Upper West in Berlin. In particular, he advises and serves owners and managers of major properties for optimised facility management. Robert is a member of two facility management working committees run by the German DIN standards organisation, a founding member of GEFMA e. V. and RealFM e. V. as well as the author of various publications. Moreover, he has held roles as a guest professor in a facility management degree programme and a managing partner of a family company in the metal industry. Additionally, has built a profile as member of the supervisory board of an international industrial holding company. Robert possesses extensive knowledge gained from three-and-a-half decades of experience and offers PRIO a great variety of added value and a far-reaching network.

Harald is a degree-holding civil engineer and has worked in the real estate sector in Germany and across Europe for over 25 years. He has previously held director positions at multiple property and project management companies, such as Drees & Sommer in Hamburg. During this time, his leadership roles gave him responsibility for various major projects, including for example the expansion of Hamburg airport. Most recently, he was responsible for the northern Germany business territory at PATRIZIA as Head of Development. While in this position, he had technical responsibility for the neighbourhood development of 1,800 residential units, among other things. He is available to assist investors and project owners from planning to construction with his own consulting firm. As an advisory board member, Harald contributes a point of access to an excellent, industry-relevant network as well as deep technical expertise in real estate.