Brixton Capital, a privately held real estate investment firm, has appointed Mark Bratt to its internal board of advisors. This committee of seasoned executives meets quarterly to evaluate company performance, advise on growth strategies and support key initiatives across Brixton’s retail and multifamily investment platforms.

Bratt is a veteran commercial real estate executive with over 35 years of leadership experience in retail investment strategy, capital allocation, debt and equity procurement, operational efficiency and portfolio optimization. He most recently served as chief executive officer of Westwood Financial, a West Coast-based retail operator focused on the ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers nationwide. There, he led a team of 58 professionals responsible for leasing, financing and executing on the firm’s national retail portfolio.

Prior to Westwood, Bratt served as a senior managing director at CBRE, where he led a 125-person team and oversaw $3 to $5 billion in annual retail real estate transactions. He was also the chief investment officer at DDR Corp. (now SITC and Curbline) and an executive director at Morgan Stanley Real Estate.

“Mark Bratt’s extensive experience in scaling retail platforms and driving portfolio performance will support Brixton Capital’s continued growth and further strengthen its capabilities across key markets in the western United States,” says Brixton’s Founder and Chairman Marc Brutten. “As a board member, he will contribute to the firm’s investment strategy, operational planning and the expansion of its retail initiatives.”