Real Estate Limited Partner Institute names Hochman managing director, investor relations

New York, NY Real Estate Limited Partner Institute (RELPI), the global organization that curates a connected community of real estate institutional investors, fund managers, operating partners and other groups allied to the industry, announced the expansion of its executive team with the hiring of Leigh Ann Hochman for the new role of managing director, investor relations.

“We are thrilled for Leigh Ann — a proven, fantastic asset — to join our team in this leadership role,” said Jonathan Schein, RELPI’s CEO and executive director, who noted that he launched and built the news company GlobeSt.com with Hochman on his team. “She’ll be great at managing relationships with our robust investor and consultant community. She’ll also tap into her extensive relationships for new members who will contribute to and benefit from our rich platform.”

In addition, Hochman will serve as point person in between RELPI’s fund manager community and its investor and consultant constituencies. “Leigh Ann will help RELPI deliver on our commitment of service to our membership – made up of more than 300 institutional investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, consultants and fund managers.”

Leigh Ann Hochman brings more than three decades of experience in commercial real estate publishing, marketing and branding to her new position at RELPI. She played a key role in developing GlobeSt.com, the industry’s first and still dominant online media platform. In addition, she’s held executive advertising sales positions with CoStar and with the NJ & Co print and digital platforms. Hochman is a graduate of Rider College.