{"id":1004772158,"date":"2025-09-19T09:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004772158"},"modified":"2025-09-23T05:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:02:15","slug":"blackstone-names-katie-keenan-breits-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/blackstone-names-katie-keenan-breits-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackstone Names Katie Keenan BREIT&#8217;s New CEO \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a138cb508fed&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"521\" data-attachment-id=\"1004772163\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/blackstone-names-katie-keenan-breits-new-ceo\/keenan_katie_blacksone_post\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/Keenan_Katie_Blacksone_Post.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,521\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;ifp&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Keenan_Katie_Blacksone_Post\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jeffery Kauth sent the image. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Keenan will step into her role as Global Head of Core+ immediately. Image courtesy of Blackstone &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/Keenan_Katie_Blacksone_Post.jpg?w=400\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/Keenan_Katie_Blacksone_Post.jpg?w=400\" alt=\"Headshot of Katie Keenan, new CEO of Blackstone BREIT and Global Head of Core+ \" class=\"wp-image-1004772163\" style=\"width:269px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/Keenan_Katie_Blacksone_Post.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2025\/09\/Keenan_Katie_Blacksone_Post.jpg?resize=230,300 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keenan will step into her role as Global Head of Core+ immediately. <em>Image courtesy of Blackstone <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Blackstone has named Katie Keenan as CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, as well as global head of the Core+ business, the company announced on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keenan currently serves as global co-chief investment officer for BREDS, the firm&#8217;s real estate debt strategies arm, as well as CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is stepping into her new roles after her predecessor at BREIT, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/remembering-wesley-lepatner-blackstones-star\/\">Wesley LePatner<\/a>, died in a mass shooting at Blackstone\u2019s Manhattan headquarters in July.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keenan has held multiple leadership positions at Blackstone since beginning her career at the firm in 2012. She has also been instrumental in the growth of both Blackstone Mortgage Trust and the $77 billion BREDS platform, the company noted in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blackstone made several other executive appointments in concert with today&#8217;s announcement. Tim Johnson will succeed Keenan as CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Trust and will retain both of his current positions as chair of its board and global head of BREDS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zaneta Koplewicz, BREIT&#8217;s director of shareholder relations, will become co-president &amp; director, joining A.J. Agarwal, BREIT&#8217;s current co-president. Rob Harper, who had served as BREIT&#8217;s interim CEO since August, will resume his role as head of asset management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appointments will take effect on Nov. 10, except for Keenan\u2019s role as global head of Core+, which is effective immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The move is among several high-level appointments announced by the company.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3749,"featured_media":1004772162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21808,21783,21742],"tags":[32892,35941],"class_list":["post-1004772158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-investment","category-latest","tag-blackstone","tag-blackstone-mortgage-trust"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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