Leadership
Julie Simcock
VP Asset Management, Wangard Partners
Julie leads asset management and financial analysis across Wangard’s portfolio, helping align business plans, operations, capital planning, and performance reporting with long-term investment strategy.
Overview
Asset management leadership that connects portfolio strategy, reporting, and long-term value.
Julie Simcock is VP Asset Management at Wangard Partners, where she leads both Asset Management and Financial Analysis across the firm’s portfolio.
She is responsible for the strategic and financial performance of Wangard’s assets, overseeing business plan execution, operating budgets, capital planning, and performance reporting while working across property management, development, accounting, and executive leadership.
Experience
Julie brings more than 20 years of real estate experience spanning asset management, development, acquisitions, and valuation.
She began her career at Equity Residential in Chicago, one of the nation’s largest publicly traded multifamily owners, where she gained early exposure to institutional real estate, disciplined underwriting, and large-scale portfolio operations. She later expanded her experience at McWhinney in Denver before joining Wangard in 2014 and advancing into senior leadership.
What she leads today
Portfolio performance
Guides strategic and financial performance across the firm’s operating portfolio.
Business plan execution
Helps translate investment strategy into clear operating priorities and measurable results.
Budgets & capital planning
Oversees operating budgets and capital planning to support long-term asset value and performance.
Performance reporting
Brings clarity to asset decisions through financial analysis, reporting, and cross-functional alignment.
Ownership & leadership
Julie became a minority shareholder in Wangard in 2022 and is part of the broader leadership and ownership team helping guide the company’s strategic direction.
Education
- MBA in Real Estate Finance & Investments, DePaul University.
- BBA in Finance, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Approach
Strategy, execution, and accountability measured in portfolio performance.
High-performing portfolios require strong underwriting, clear business plans, and disciplined reporting. Julie’s approach connects day-to-day operations with long-term value creation by balancing budgets, capital needs, and performance over time.
Business plan execution
Keeps priorities aligned from strategy through measurable performance.
Budgets & capital planning
Aligns operating budgets with capital needs and long-term value creation.
Cross-functional alignment
Connects property management, development, accounting, and executive leadership.
Performance reporting
Delivers clear analysis and reporting that support confident decisions.
Connect
Looking to connect on asset performance or portfolio strategy?
Whether you are coordinating on asset strategy, performance reporting, or investment execution, Wangard’s team is ready to help.
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