J.P. Morgan hires new managing director and client portfolio manager

John Faust has been hired as managing director and client portfolio manager in San Francisco for J.P. Morgan Asset Management – Global Real Assets. His responsibilities include advising U.S. institutions on global real estate investment strategy. Faust had worked in institutional client relations at Legacy Partners Commercial since 2003, where he was senior managing director. Faust left Legacy on Dec. 31, 2012, and joined J.P. Morgan on Jan. 9, 2013. He began his career with Equitable Real Estate in 1988.