Managing Director

BlackRock Real Estate Equity currently manages approximately $20 billion invested in direct properties within the United States, Europe and APAC. The Real Estate Equity business invests across a broad array of investment strategies including core, value-add and opportunistic, through separate accounts and commingled funds. Our extensive experience encompasses all major property types including residential, industrial, retail, and office.

The Managing Director, Business Development is a senior commercial leader responsible for driving capital formation and long‑term client franchise growth for BlackRock’s Private Real Estate platform. The role owns senior institutional relationships, sets fundraising strategy for flagship and growth vehicles, and is accountable for delivering material capital commitments across commingled funds, SMAs, and bespoke solutions.

As a member of the senior commercial leadership team, the MD acts as a strategic partner to the investment platform, Product Specialists, and Investor Relations—shaping market positioning, prioritizing client opportunities, and ensuring BlackRock’s Private Real Estate strategies are represented credibly and consistently at the highest levels of the institutional investor community.

Own and deepen relationships with the firm’s most strategic institutional clients, consultants, and intermediaries

Lead CIO‑ and IC‑level engagement on strategy, portfolio construction, and long‑term partnership opportunities

Act as the primary commercial representative for the Private Real Estate platform in senior client forums

Drive retention, re‑ups, and expansion of existing client relationships across strategies and vintages

Shape platform‑level commercial strategy through insights on investor demand, competitive positioning, and allocation trends

Provide structured feedback to investment leadership on product design, fund structures, and market timing

Partner with Product Specialists to ensure product narratives, differentiation, and thought leadership resonate with target investors

Contribute to broader alternatives growth initiatives and cross‑platform client solutions where relevant

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