Thomas Jackson

Thomas joined Unite as a Non-Executive Director on 28th November 2019 as part of the Liberty Living acquisition. Thomas has been the head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's ("CPPIB") UK real estate business since 2015 and is responsible for CPPIB's entry into a number of new real estate sectors, including student housing, life sciences and the Built-to-Rent sector. Thomas currently sits on the board of CPPIB's office, retail and logistics Joint Venture boards. Beyond the UK, Thomas is also responsible for CPPIB's real estate investment activity in Germany and the CEE regions. Prior to joining CPPIB, Thomas was a Vice President in the real estate investment banking team at Macquarie bank and focused on M&A transactions within UK and European public and private real estate companies.