Chae Hong is a Partner in The Townsend Group’s advisory practice and is based in San Francisco. He leads real asset consulting relationships for a select number of retainer and project clients.

He joined Aon in 2009 and has over 20 twenty years of real asset industry experience. His experience includes market research, manager research, and direct property underwriting, and he has consulted or advised on over $10 billion of institutional real assets, including timber, agriculture, infrastructure, and real estate. Mr. Hong has also sourced and performed due diligence on real assets investment opportunities both domestically and internationally. He has held senior positions with notable firms such as Callan Associates, Cliffwater, and RREEF.

He holds a BA and MBA degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.