Bernie S. Ocampo

Bernie S. Ocampo
Senior Asset Manager
TriMont Real Estate Advisors
Irvine, CA

Bernie S. Ocampo has over 18 years of experience in equity and debt real estate investment management involving institutional, private and foreign investors. His multidisciplinary experience includes: asset and portfolio management (equity, debt and REO), distressed loan workout and foreclosure, transaction management (acquisitions, dispositions and leasing), equity/debt underwriting and valuation, credit risk rating, lending, joint venture partnership governance, development and major construction monitoring, as well as property management. He also has a diverse knowledge of property types, nationwide. Investments have included core, value-added and opportunistic strategies.

Currently, he is a Senior Asset Manager for TriMont Real Estate Advisors, Inc. with investment management responsibilities peaking at $4B in gross value (primarily for equity and debt real estate investments by Lehman Brothers). Prior to TriMont, Bernie was a Portfolio Manager for a high growth California-based bank where he managed a $2.5B mortgage portfolio of performing and non-performing commercial assets. He was also previously employed with Prudential Real Estate Investors, GE Financial Assurance, Trammell Crow Company and Grubb & Ellis. Bernie is a member of Urban Land Institute, National Multi Housing Council and International Council of Shopping Centers.

Bernie has a BA degree (focus in Urban Development) from the University of Washington and an MBA degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is also Co-Founder and Global Chair of the Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG) for Chicago Booth.