Sr. Managing Director
Giovanni Cutaia is the President of Blackstone Real Estate. Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally and an industry leader in opportunistic, core plus and debt investing across North America, Europe and Asia. As President of Blackstone Real Estate, Gio oversees key strategic, operational and client-facing areas to ensure the business operates at the highest standard globally for the benefit of our clients and the firm.
Prior to joining Blackstone in 2014, Mr. Cutaia was at Lone Star Funds where he was a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Investments Americas. Prior to Lone Star, Mr. Cutaia spent over 12 years at Goldman Sachs in its Real Estate Principal Investments Area as a Managing Director in its New York and London offices.
Mr. Cutaia received a BA from Colgate University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.