Bryan McDonnell
Chair of Global Debt and Agriculture, PGIM
Bryan McDonnell is a managing director, and chair of the global debt and agriculture business at PGIM Real Estate. Bryan is responsible for overseeing global debt strategy and execution, including oversight of U.S. real estate debt portfolio management, originations and credit teams, the agency lending business, and the agricultural finance and investments strategies. Bryan chairs the U.S. Debt Executive Council and is a member of the Global Management Council, and the Global Investment and the Global Operating Risk Committees.
Previously, Bryan was head of portfolio management and investor strategy for the U.S. debt business, and earlier, he spearheaded the development of PGIM Real Estate’s senior debt investing in the United Kingdom and Europe, based in London where he helped PGIM become one of the most comprehensive non-bank lenders in Europe.
Prior to his time in Europe, Bryan held a series of management and investment roles throughout the United States. Bryan’s investment acumen has been enhanced by over two decades of living and investing in London, New York, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Boston, and Atlanta.
Bryan received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Northwestern University as well as his master of business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable and the Urban Land Institute’s Global Exchange Council.