Matthew W. Sharples

Matthew Sharples

Portfolio Manager, Head of Chicago Regional Office, Equity Strategies, Real Estate

Matthew (Matt) Sharples is a Portfolio Manager and Head of the Chicago Regional Office for MetLife Investment Management’s (MIM) Real Estate group. He is responsible for supporting portfolios in the Equity Strategies group as well as leading the region’s Debt and Equity portfolios.

Prior to his current role, Matt served in the region’s Loan Surveillance Unit before transitioning to Debt production to originate commercial mortgages in the Midwest and was later named Debt Team Leader for the Chicago Regional Office at MIM. Before joining MIM, he held several roles at the General Services Administration including Portfolio Manager and Team Leader of the FBI/US Customs Service lease acquisition and tenant representation team.

Matt earned a B.A. (Hons.) in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He is a Chartered Realty Investor Associate and is an active member of Urban Land Institute’s Chicago Product Council. He has also been a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association, and the International Council of Shopping Centers.