LaSalle Investment Management Hires Affordable Housing Veterans Ginise and Winning to Lead Multifamily Real Estate Push

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CHICAGOLaSalle Investment Management, the global real estate investment manager and subsidiary of JLL, announced April 16 that it has hired Russell Ginise as Executive Managing Director, Portfolio Management, and Kyle Winning as Senior Managing Director, Portfolio Management, effective April 1. The pair will lead LaSalle's affordable housing efforts and report to Americas Chief Investment Officer Richard Kleinman.

Strengthening LaSalle's Affordable Housing Platform

The appointments expand LaSalle Investment Management's investment capabilities in affordable housing, a sector the firm describes as sitting at the intersection of sustained housing demand, evolving public policy, and long-duration capital. Mr. Ginise and Mr. Winning bring a long-standing focus on affordable and multifamily housing, including the preservation of existing affordable housing, and a track record of investing and operating across U.S. markets.

Richard Kleinman, Chief Investment Officer for the Americas at LaSalle Investment Management, said: "We are very excited to welcome Russ and Kyle to our team in this new capacity. Their experience across affordable and multifamily housing further strengthens our Americas investment platform and reinforces our focus on generating long-term value for clients in an increasingly important market segment."

Russell Ginise: Background and Experience

Prior to joining LaSalle Investment Management, Mr. Ginise served as President of Walker & Dunlop Affordable Preservation, where he led the firm's affordable housing preservation, workforce housing, and qualified opportunity zone investment initiatives. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles at public and private firms that collectively invested in, owned, or managed more than 100,000 apartment units across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Mr. Ginise is an active member of the Urban Land Institute and its Affordable/Workforce Housing Council. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Juris Doctor from Pepperdine University School of Law.

Kyle Winning: Background and Experience

Kyle Winning previously served as Chief Investment Officer of Walker & Dunlop Affordable Preservation. Before that, he was a Partner and Managing Director of Residential Properties at Steadfast Companies, where he oversaw investment activity and portfolio management for a large multifamily platform. Over his career, Mr. Winning has been responsible for, and held ownership interests in, more than 50,000 multifamily units across the U.S., approximately half of which were affordable housing.

A former Chairman of the Affordable/Workforce Housing Council at ULI and ULI Foundation Governor, Mr. Winning holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Knox College and an MBA from Rice University.

About LaSalle Investment Management

LaSalle Investment Management manages $86.9 billion in assets as of Q4 2025, serving a client base that includes public and private pension funds, insurance companies, governments, corporations, endowments, and private individuals. The firm sponsors a range of investment vehicles including separate accounts, open- and closed-end funds, public securities, and entity-level investments. LaSalle Investment Management is headquartered in Chicago and operates as a subsidiary of JLL.