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Mike Armstrong, CAIA

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Managing Director at GI Partners
📍 Oakland, California, United States

Mike is a Managing Director at GI Partners, where he leads the firms technology and science real estate investments. An alumnus of Harvard University and Stanford GSB, his expertise is in digital infrastructure and real assets, informed by previous roles as Chief Strategy Officer at Stream Data Centers and VP at J. P. Morgan Asset Management.

Outside of his investment career, Mike is deeply involved in community work, serving as a trustee for the Oakland Museum of California and as the Board Co-Chair for Chapter 510, a non-profit youth writing and publishing center in Oakland. At Harvard, he was a multi-sport athlete in football and track & field.

He combines deep expertise in real asset investment with a passion for community empowerment through arts and literacy.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Oakland, California, United States
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Digital Infrastructure
His career focus is investing in technology-related real estate, including data centers and life science properties, both at GI Partners and previously at Stream Data Centers.
Real Estate Investment
With over 20 years of experience, he has a deep background in real estate acquisitions, capital markets, and managing large portfolios across the risk spectrum.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Managing Director
GI Partners
9-2023 - 3-2025
Chief Strategy Officer
Stream Data Centers
6-2022
Board Advisor
Carbon Lighthouse
5-2022 - 9-2023
Managing Director, Chief Financial Officer
Stream Data Centers
9-2020 - 5-2022
Managing Director, Investments
Stream Data Centers
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Media appearances

GI Partners Announces Mike Armstrong Rejoins as Managing Director and Head of Technology and Science Real Estate Investments. Featured in PR Newswire
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People moves: Armstrong rejoins GI Partners as managing director. Featured in IPE Real Assets
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Education
1999 - 2003
Artium Baccalaureus (AB)
Harvard University
2007 - 2009
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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