Jim Hardman

Mr. James D.
Hardman is a Vice President & Head of Global Real Assets Manager of Research Multi-Manager Solutions at Northern Trust Investments, Inc. The team is responsible for manager identification, research and due diligence, and investment monitoring for a wide variety of client assets including institutions, foundations, endowments, and high net worth individuals.
In his role, Mr. Hardman’s responsibilities include leading due diligence and analysis on prospective managers, monitoring and reporting on current managers, client presentations, asset class education, as well as various research projects.
Mr. Hardman is part of the global real asset team which focuses on private and public solutions in real assets, including real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources.
He also co-manages the Northern Multi-Manager Global Listed Infrastructure Fund and the Northern Multi-Manager Global Real Estate Fund.
Prior to joining Northern Trust in 2019, Mr. Hardman was a Portfolio Manager with Harrison Street Securities Advisors, LLC, a real estate securities investment advisor.
Prior to that, he was a Portfolio Manager with BNP Paribas Investment Partners, where he managed the North American segment of a global listed real estate strategy.
Mr. Hardman was also an analyst with Security Capital Research and Management (a JP Morgan Asset Management company) and a real estate consultant with Ernst & Young.
Mr. Hardman graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business with a B.A. in both Finance and Accounting.