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26 Mar

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Garrett Stephens, Vice President – Acquisitions, joined AEI in 2025. Garrett is a seasoned real estate investment professional with more than 15 years of experience specializing in healthcare real estate acquisitions. Over the course of his career, he has successfully closed transactions totaling more than $2.5 billion, with deep expertise in medical offices, outpatient/ambulatory care facilities, and specialty hospitals. Garrett brings comprehensive experience across the full investment lifecycle, including deal sourcing, underwriting, structuring debt and equity, negotiating purchase and sale agreements, and leading due diligence through closing. Throughout his career, Garrett has developed a reputation for thoughtful execution, strong relationships with brokers and capital partners, and the ability to navigate complex transactions in competitive environments. His focus is on identifying durable healthcare assets in fundamentally sound markets, structured to deliver long-term value and stable income. Garrett earned his degree in Finance with an emphasis in Real Estate from San Diego State...

26 Mar

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Lauren Behrns, Vice President of National Accounts and Sales, joined AEI in 2026. Lauren is responsible for Broker/Dealer and Registered Investment Advisor relationship management and development. She brings over six years of experience in financial services, including five years at Allianz, supporting Financial Professionals and RIAs with annuity strategy, retirement planning, and portfolio implementation. Lauren is certified in Alternative Investments through Harvard Business School and is passionate about helping advisors thoughtfully integrate alternative solutions to support long-term client outcomes. View Sales Regions...

26 Mar

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Erin Ward joined AEI in 2025 as the Vice President of Investor Operations. She leads the firm’s investor operations strategy, cultivating strong relationships with investors, financial professionals, and RIAs while ensuring they receive timely, accurate, and insightful reporting on their AEI investments. With more than 20 years of experience in financial services, Erin brings deep operational expertise and a strategic mindset to the AEI team. Prior to joining the firm, she led the Mortgage Investor Reporting team at Bell Bank, strengthening reporting processes and enhancing service delivery. Throughout her career, she has developed a strong command of operational strategies within the alternative investment space and is known for her creative, solutions-oriented approach to complex challenges. Erin is a collaborative leader who empowers her teams to excel and leads by example. Her foundation in customer service, including experience with Walt Disney Company, a Fortune 500 company, has shaped her belief that exceptional service...

01 Jan

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Matthew Johnson, Senior Vice President - Sales, joined AEI in 2013. Matt provides AEI Fund and DST sales and marketing education and support for Financial Professionals and Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), and their high-net-worth clients. Matt played a significant role in raising capital for the two largest Fund offerings in AEI’s history. Matthew was previously employed as a Financial Professional at Ameriprise Financial. Matt was also employed with Capital Square, where he was responsible for DST sales in the North Central and Northeast regions. Matt holds his FINRA Series 7 and 63 licenses. View Sales Regions...