Katie Keenan is Global Chief Operating Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies Group, which originates loans and invests in securities in commercial and residential real estate on behalf of funds, REITs and insurance capital. Ms. Keenan is also Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT), a publicly-traded commercial mortgage REIT managed by Blackstone that originates senior loans collateralized by commercial real estate in North America, Europe and Australia.

Before joining Blackstone in 2012, Ms. Keenan held positions at G2 Investment Group, Lubert-Adler Real Estate Funds and in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Lehman Brothers.

Ms. Keenan graduated cum laude with an A.B. in History from Harvard College. She sits on the Board of Directors of Getting Out and Staying Out and the Advisory Board of Governors of NAREIT, and is a member of WX New York Women Executives in Real Estate.