Key Takeaways
- • Jeff Hines will transition to Chairman of Hines effective January 1, 2027, per the firm's announcement.
- • Hines grew from $13.6 billion in assets under management under Hines's leadership to $90.9 billion as of June 30, 2026.
- • Hines has served as the firm's Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, working alongside Co-CEO Laura Hines-Pierce on strategy and risk management.
- • Hines became president in 1990 and drove the firm's global expansion, the build-out of its investment management business, and diversification into all real estate asset classes.
Summary
Hines announced that Jeff Hines will transition to the role of Chairman effective January 1, 2027. Hines currently serves as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, sharing leadership with Co-CEO Laura Hines-Pierce. In that role he helps shape the firm's overall strategy and oversees key risks, and he sits on the firm's Management, Executive, and Investment Committees.
Hines became president in 1990. According to the firm, he has driven its global expansion, the creation and transformation of its investment management business, and the diversification of its products and services across all real estate asset classes and management services. Under his leadership, assets under management grew from $13.6 billion to $90.9 billion as of June 30, 2026.
Hines holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves on the Board of Advisors of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, the KIPP Academy Trustees Advisory Board, and the Board of Visitors for MD Anderson Cancer Center. He previously served on the United Way of Greater Houston's Board of Trustees for many years, and the firm's Houston employees have consistently ranked among the top 5% of local companies by annual contributions to the organization.
He and his wife, Wendy, support Memorial Park Conservancy and funded the creation of Hines Lake in the park in 2020.
Hines became president in 1990. According to the firm, he has driven its global expansion, the creation and transformation of its investment management business, and the diversification of its products and services across all real estate asset classes and management services. Under his leadership, assets under management grew from $13.6 billion to $90.9 billion as of June 30, 2026.
Hines holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves on the Board of Advisors of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, the KIPP Academy Trustees Advisory Board, and the Board of Visitors for MD Anderson Cancer Center. He previously served on the United Way of Greater Houston's Board of Trustees for many years, and the firm's Houston employees have consistently ranked among the top 5% of local companies by annual contributions to the organization.
He and his wife, Wendy, support Memorial Park Conservancy and funded the creation of Hines Lake in the park in 2020.
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