Joseph R. Betlej

JOSEPH R. BETLEJ is a Vice President and Portfolio Manager of
Advantus Capital Management. He leads the Advantus real estate
securities team and manages several portfolios, including the
real estate securities portfolios available in Minnesota Life’s
retirement and life insurance products, and the Advantus Real
Estate Securities Fund. Mr. Betlej has been in the real estate
industry since 1984; he has been with the firm since 1987. His
responsibilities have included investing in public and private
placement of commercial real estate equity and debt for client
accounts. He is currently a member of the Association for
Investment Management and Research, the National Association of
Real Estate Investment Trusts, and is an Advisory Board member
for the Applied Real Estate Securities Program at the University
of Wisconsin at Madison. He also serves as Vice Chair of the City
of Mendota Heights Planning Commission. Previously, he was a
Research Analyst for Advantus Capital Management and an
Investment Analyst for Travelers Insurance Company. Mr. Betlej
earned an MS degree in Real Estate Appraisal and Investment
Analysis from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a BA in
Architecture from the University of Minnesota. He is a Chartered
Financial Analyst.

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Joseph Betlej - Advantus Capital Management
June 02, 2003