Ruben is Head of Real Estate Investment Strategy for Europe at DWS and leads a team of European real estate researchers based in London. In his role, he provides strategic real estate market research across European countries and sectors and provides guidance on the formation of real estate investment strategies. Prior to joining DWS in 2021, he spent 6 years with Green Street. His work at Green Street included real estate capital allocation & strategic advisory and bespoke private-market research for real estate institutional investors. Prior to Green Street, Ruben spent four years with PwC in the Equity Advisory and Capital Markets team advising on IPOs, equity valuations and conducting capital markets research. Ruben received his MSc in Finance from Nyenrode Business University and completed the international studies program at the University of California Santa Barbara. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.