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Robert Steers

Executive Chairman, Cohen Steers

Search every verified Robert Steers interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Robert Steers, executive chairman and co-founder of Cohen & Steers, appeared on the Insightful Investor podcast on September 8, 2026, to discuss the firm's four-decade history in real assets investing. He described the company's founding with Marty Cohen in 1986, its growth to approximately $100 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2026, and the evolution of real estate as a public asset class. Steers recounted a 2003 offsite where the executive committee debated whether to sell, hold, or expand the firm, and he attributed the company's endurance to a consistent investment team and a long-term perspective that has allowed it to weather periods of declining earnings without fear of takeover. In the interview, Steers expressed skepticism toward financial engineering, stating that manufactured yields or liquidity promises are not sustainable, and emphasized that real asset fundamentals—such as long leases, underlying assets, and tenant credit—remain central to his analysis. He also noted that Cohen & Steers has operated without debt and with insider control of equity, both before and after its IPO, which he said supports the firm's view of itself as an "infinite life entity."

Recent appearances

  • #139 - Bob Steers: Four Decades of Real Assets Investing

    September 08, 2026 · 📺 Insightful Investor

    Bob is Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of Cohen & Steers, the firm he launched with Marty Cohen in 1986 that helped pioneer public real estate investing and has grown into a $100 billion real assets manager (as of 6/30/26). We discuss the evolution of real estate and real assets over four decades, the conviction required to build an investment category before it was widely accepted, and the principles behind creating an enduring investment firm. - This podcast/webcast is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal, tax, investment, or business advice. It is…

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  • Financial markets distress – Where and when?

    December 21, 2023 · 📺 Cohen & Steers

    Bob Steers, Executive Chairman of Cohen & Steers, recently had a conversation with Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, for the 2023 Real Estate Luminaries Series, which was hosted by The Steers Center for Global Real Estate at Georgetown University.

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  • Evolution

    May 12, 2022 · 📺 Cohen & Steers

    Bob Steers, Executive Chairman and Joe Harvey, CEO & President discuss how our firm has evolved over 35 years.

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  • Cohen & Steers, Inc CNS CEO Robert Steers on Q2 2020 Results

    July 23, 2020 · 📺 Daily Earnings Calls

    Ladies and gentlemen thank you for standing by welcome to the cohen and steers second quarter 2020 earnings conference call ...

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  • Cohen & Steers, Inc CNS CEO Bob Steers on Q4 2019 Results

    January 23, 2020 · 📺 Daily Earnings Calls

    ... quarter in full year 2019 earnings conference call joining me. Our chief executive officer Bob steers our president Jo Harvey and ...

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  • REIT.com: Cohen & Steers: Ignore the Market Noise

    October 08, 2010 · 📺 Nareit1

    http:www.reit.com Martin Cohen and Robert Steers, co-chairs and co-CEOs of Cohen & Steers, Inc., have been among the REIT industry's strongest advocates since founding their investment firm in 1986. The two are optimistic about the industry's prospects going forward, both in the U.S. and internationally. For his part, Steers attributes the industry's global growth to other countries emulating the U.S. REIT model. "Having a relatively uniform vehicle and having it be accepted around the world, particularly by some of the largest institutions and sovereign funds, has accelerated capital flows i…

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  • REITs@50: Martin Cohen & Robert Steers

    September 21, 2010 · 📺 Nareit1

    http://www.reit.com Martin Cohen and Robert Steers have have turned their firm, Cohen & Steers, Inc., into a leading global real estate investment powerhouse. "When we started the firm in 1986 we saw a terrific investment opportunity. We had no idea we were going to have a stock market crash, a war, an economic recession, a collapse of the real estate markets and a lot of other challenges," Cohen says. "But we believed that owning real estate in liquid form and with professional management of public companies was simply a better way to make a real estate investment." The two have been active…

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