Led by specialists in the living sector
Our team combines deep experience across real estate investment, asset management, development, and capital markets. A focused team with a single mandate - the living sector.
Bernie founded Cedar Pacific in 2015 together with Pamoja Capital and has served as the CEO since then. By focusing on creating long-term value for investors through bespoke partnerships, Bernie is dedicated to leading Cedar Pacific as one of the region’s top Living Sector managers. Bernie is passionate about creating positive investment opportunities whilst ensuring that social and environmental factors are considered.
He holds a bachelor of architecture degree from Syracuse University and an MBA in finance and marketing from Northwestern University and sits on the advisory board of Syracuse University’s School of Architecture.
Prior to joining Pamoja Capital, Bernie was a managing director with Credit Suisse where he headed the family office business in Europe and the Middle East. He has built investment advisory and trading businesses in Europe for Chase Manhattan Bank and HSBC and has also worked at Goldman Sachs.
Prior to embarking on a career in finance, Bernie worked as an architect for Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in New York. Projects where he took a management role include the headquarters for Merrill Lynch at the World Financial Center, the headquarters for Salomon Brothers at the WTC and a series of housing-for-the-homeless projects for New York City.
Mark joined Cedar Pacific in 2020 as Chief Financial Officer, a role created to strengthen the firm's financial leadership as it scaled its living sector platform across Australia and New Zealand. As a member of the executive committee, he oversees the finance function and contributes to firm-wide strategy, with a particular focus on fund structuring, capital markets and investor relations.
Mark holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland, a Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Southern Queensland, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Securities Institute of Australia. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, a Member of CPA Australia, and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Prior to Cedar Pacific, Mark was a Principal at QIC, where he was involved in transactions, capital raising, investor liaison and asset management across the firm's real estate platform. Before that, he held senior roles at PwC, ANZ, Westpac and Babcock & Brown, and served as CFO for Bilfinger Berger in Vancouver.
David joined Cedar Pacific in 2023 as Chief Investment Officer where he is responsible for new funds, investment performance and investor relations, as well as setting strategy as part of the company’s Executive Committee.
David holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance & Economics), a Graduate Diploma of Property Valuation and a Master of Property each from the University of Melbourne. David is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and formerly a Certified Practising Valuer of the Australian Property Institute.
Prior to joining Cedar Pacific, David had 12 years in commercial real estate capital markets, valuations and advisory, previously holding the role of Senior Director of Alternative Investments at JLL where he led the Living Sectors capital markets team for Australia and New Zealand, advising on over $4bn of living sector transactions.
Christine joined Cedar Pacific in early 2025 and leads the Asset Management team across the group's portfolio, which includes Purpose Built Student Accommodation and Build to Rent assets. She is also responsible for ESG performance across the portfolio, including sustainability ratings and broader performance outcomes. Her focus is on operational performance, tenant experience, and long term value creation. She brings deep expertise in asset strategy, leasing, and property management, and plays a key role in driving performance and aligning outcomes with investor objectives.
Christine holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from Queensland University of Technology and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland. She was previously a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.
Before joining Cedar Pacific, Christine held senior roles across several commercial property sectors, including more than six years leading the Brisbane office for Investa Property Group.
Shauny has recently joined Cedar Pacific as the Director of Capital, responsible for investor relations and capital raising.
She holds a Bachelor of Science (Built Environment and Real Estate) with Honours from Avans University Tilburg, the Netherlands.
Shauny was previously at CBRE, in both London and Sydney, as a Director in the Living Capital Markets team, where she led institutional grade PBSA and BTR transactions totalling nearly $10bn across the UK and Australia. Prior to CBRE, she worked in debt advisory and residential asset management in the Netherlands and the UK.
Shauny is fluent in Dutch and English.