Jen Wichmann is a Senior Vice President on the Research and Strategy team. She leads the US residential, self-storage, and data center property type coverage, as well as debt investment strategy. Jen collaborates closely with the LaSalle Debt Investors team and is a voting member on LaSalle’s Americas Debt Investment Committee. Additionally, she works closely with the Transactions team and separate account clients to create and implement equity investment strategies.
Prior to joining LaSalle in 2022, Jen worked at Heitman, providing market analysis for existing and new investments in a variety of property sectors with particular focus on retail and multifamily in the US. She also previously worked in affordable housing research and finance and served in the US Peace Corps in Nicaragua.
Jen holds a Master’s Degree in Urban Planning and Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Psychology from Macalester College in St Paul, Minnesota. She is a member of the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC) Research Committee, Urban Land Institute and a ULI Chicago Product Council.
Meet the team
Europe Head of Core and Core-plus Research and Strategy
Senior Research Analyst
Head of Investment Risk Strategy and Management
Senior Research Analyst
Vice President, Strategist
Managing Director, Global Research and Strategy
Senior Strategist, Americas Research and Strategy
Americas Head of Research and Strategy
Global Head of Research and Strategy
Canada Head of Research and Strategy
Strategist, Climate and Carbon Lead
Europe Head of Research and Strategy
Global Strategist (senior advisor)
Senior Strategist, European Research and Strategy
Vice President, Strategist
Europe Head of Debt and Value-add Capital Research and Strategy
China Head of Research and Strategy
Senior Analyst, Research and Strategy
Senior Strategist, Asia Pacific Research and Strategy
Senior Research Analyst