Issie Armstrong

Issie Armstrong is Managing Director at Aboria Capital and Managing Director of Downing Family Office, bringing over 16 years of experience across institutional real estate investment, product strategy, capital formation and investor relations. Her career spans some of the most respected names in European asset management. At DWS Group she served as Director and Head of Real Estate Specialists, EMEA, leading product strategy and capital formation for European real estate equity. At Aviva Investors she held dual senior roles — Director of Global Product Development for Real Assets and Investment Director within the Real Assets Investment Specialists team — covering capital raising, product development and investor engagement. Earlier in her career she focused on capital raising and relationship management for UK residential strategies at LaSalle Investment Management. Beyond her investment career, Issie is a mentor and speaker for GAIN — Girls Are Investors — where she has contributed to developing the next generation of women in investment management for nearly six years.