Paul Kolodziej

Paul Kolodziej is a Managing Director with Blackstone Real Estate. He serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust ("BREIT"). Paul also previously served as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of BREIT from December 2023 to February 2026, the Chief Accounting Officer of BREIT from March 2019 to December 2023 and the Controller of BREIT from June 2016 to March 2019.

Prior to joining Blackstone in May 2016, Mr. Kolodziej was a Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he provided assurance services to financial service clients focused on REITs, private real estate funds and hedge funds. During his time at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Mr. Kolodziej also completed a two-year rotation in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s SEC Services Group within their National Office, focusing on client consultations over a wide range of matters related to security registrations and ongoing SEC filing requirements.

Mr. Kolodziej received a BS in Accountancy from DePaul University and is a Certified Public Accountant.