Susan Barlow is Co-founder and Managing Partner of Blue Moon Capital Partners, which matches institutional capital with leading, senior housing operating partners. She has over 30 years of experience advising institutional real estate clients on branding, strategy implementation, product development, and capital formation. Susan is the board chair for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), the leading research, education, and networking organization for owners, operators, and capital providers in the senior housing sector. Previously, Susan was Managing Director and Head of Global Client Relations for RREEF, a global institutional real estate investment manager wholly owned by Deutsche Bank where she led the firm’s product development, client relations, sales, marketing, and investor communications. She co-founded a real estate fund-of-funds investment management firm allocating capital to small and mid-size operating companies. She was also the CEO and President of a strategic advisory firm assisting real estate operating partners and investment managers in developing investment vehicles and capital formation strategies for the institutional marketplace. Early in her career, she founded the institutional real estate consulting practice for Callan Associates, one of the largest independently owned investment consulting firms in the United States. Susan earned an MBA degree from the University of Denver and a BS degree from Black Hills State University.