Jonathan D. Gray is Global Head of Real Estate and a member of the board of directors of Blackstone.  He also sits on the firm’s Management and Executive Committees.

Since joining Blackstone in 1992, Mr. Gray has helped build the largest real estate platform in the world with more than $50 billion in investor capital under management.  Blackstone’s portfolio includes hotel, office, retail, industrial and residential properties in the U.S., Europe and Asia.  Major holdings include Hilton Worldwide, Equity Office Properties, Brixmor shopping centers and London’s Broadgate office complex.

Mr. Gray received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School, as well as a B.A. in English from the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.  He currently serves as a board member of the Pension Real Estate Association and Trinity School and is Chairman of the Board of Harlem Village Academies.  Mr. Gray and his wife, Mindy, recently established the Basser Research Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, focused on the prevention and treatment of certain genetically-caused breast and ovarian cancers.