Chin, Henry

Biography

Dr Henry Chin is Global Chief Operating Officer for CBRE’s Research team, responsible for the operational excellence of their global Research platform and ensuring their research strategies are differentiated from competitors and aligned with business plans. Dr Chin also holds a second global position as Head of Investor Thought Leadership across all regions, overseeing field research and econometric advisors.

As an experienced real estate strategist, Dr Chin regularly shares his insights with clients and journalists, and is a frequent presenter at key global and regional academic and industry conferences.

Dr Chin joined CBRE in 2014 as Head of Research, Asia Pacific, and was promoted to CBRE’s Asia Pacific Strategic Group, the board which oversees CBRE’s strategic direction in the region, in 2016. From 2019-2020 he also served as Head of Research, EMEA.

Before joining CBRE, Dr Chin was Head of Asia Pacific research and strategy at PGIM (previously known as Pramerica Real Estate Investors), Prudential Financials Inc., where he was responsible for leading the company’s Asia Pacific real estate investment strategy. He also spent several years with Deutsche Bank Group, where he had numerous roles ranging from global real estate strategist based in London to co-head of real estate for Asia Pacific for their private banking business. He began his career as lead Asian real estate analyst for DTZ.

Dr Chin is an adjunct professor in the School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School, a visiting professor at Oxford Brookes University (UK) and an assistant professor at National Taipei University (Taiwan). He is also a member of the Investment Property Forum (IPF), Urban Land Institute (ULI), Asian Public Real Estate Association (APREA), Asia Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles (ANREV), International Council of Shopping Centres (ICSC), SFC Hong Kong, HKSI and UKSIP. He was served as a chairman of ANREV’s research committee from 2011 to 2014. He holds an Investment Management Certificate (IMC) in the UK.

Dr Chin has over 20 years of research experience in the Asia Pacific and Global real estate markets. He holds a BA in Land Economic and Administration from National Taipei University (Taiwan); an MSc in Real Estate from the University of Reading (UK) and a PhD in Real Estate Investment from Oxford Brookes University (UK).

Teaching Area

Real Estate