Kelly David Rush

Mr. Kelly D.
Rush, CFA MBA, is a Chief Executive Officer of Public Real Assets & Chief Investment Officer, Real Estate at Principal Real Estate Investors LLC.
As CEO Of Public Real Assets, he provides executive level leadership of Principal Global Investor’s listed real assets strategies including both real estate securities and listed infrastructure.
As CIO of Real Estate Securities, he is further responsible for directing the daily activities of the listed real estate securities unit.
He founded Principal’s listed U.S.
equity real estate securities business in 1997.
Under his leadership, the business expanded into managing global strategies in 2007 and the firm is widely recognized as an industry leader in managing listed real estate equity securities.
He joined the firm in 1987 as a member of Principal Financial Group’s real estate investment division.
Previously, Mr. Rush participated in structuring commercial mortgage loans for public real estate companies and the analysis of real estate investment trust issued bonds.
He received an MBA in business administration and a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Iowa.
He has earned the right to use the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of both the Iowa Society of Financial Analysts and the CFA Institute.