Real Estate Analysts

David Aubuchon
Senior Research Analyst
Health Care & Office/Industrial

David AuBuchon is Baird's senior analyst covering Real Estate - Health Care & Office/Industrial. Prior to joining Baird in 2007, he worked at A.G Edwards for 14 years, most recently as REIT Group Leader. David received a BS in Finance from Missouri State University and an MBA with a finance emphasis from Saint Louis University.

David Loeb joined Baird in 2006 as senior analyst and Managing Director responsible for Baird’s coverage of hotel REITs & select hotel C-corps. Prior to joining Baird, he maintained similar coverage as a Managing Director in Friedman Billings Ramsey’s research department. During his 20 years of research experience he developed a significant background in the hotel space having covered it since 1993. He also brings equity research experience from Credit Lyonnais Securities, CIBC World Markets (formerly Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.) and Bank of America. In both 2008 and 2007, David was ranked by StarMine as Top 3 Industry Estimator in the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Industry. He earned a BA in Psychology and Sociology from Brandeis University and an MBA from Washington University.

Christopher R. Lucas
Senior Research Analyst
Retail, Office, Industrial, Net Lease & Other

Chris Lucas is Baird’s senior analyst covering Real Estate - Retail, Office, Industrial, Net Lease & Other. Prior to joining Baird in 2004, he was the senior REIT analyst for Ferris, Baker Watts; a Principal with KRA Capital Management, an institutional advisory firm specializing in real estate investing; Director of REIT Research for PricewaterhouseCoopers; Director of Research for the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT); and Director of the Real Estate Research Institute. In 2003 he was recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best on the Street for real estate, and was ranked second in the 2002 Forbes.com/StarMine Analyst Awards for stock picking. He received a BA in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 

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