Justin Pinckney

Justin Pinckney is the Head of Private Debt at AEW. Prior to joining AEW in 2022, he was a Principal with Mercer Alternatives where he served as Head of Private Debt, North America, and was a member of the Private Debt Investment Committee and Ratings Review Committee. While at Mercer, Mr. Pinckney served as a lead researcher within North American real estate and as a consultant on select client relationships. Before Mercer, he was Deputy Chief Investment Officer with Michelin North America. Mr. Pinckney started his career as an underwriter for commercial real estate and lower middle market commercial and industrial lending at First Citizens Bank. Mr. Pinckney graduated from Wofford College (B.A.) and is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society South Carolina.