Ben Patton joined the international business of Federated Hermes in April 2015 and is the Head of Real Estate Debt. He is responsible for the origination, execution and portfolio management of real estate debt transactions across various European real estate debt strategies with AUM of approximately £1bn. Prior to Federated Hermes, Ben spent eight years working in the Barclays Real Estate team within Barclays Corporate Bank. Ben has a BSc in Management Studies from the University of Leeds.