Paul Kolodziej is a Managing Director with Blackstone Real Estate.  He serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”) and the Head of Accounting for Blackstone Mortgage Trust.  Paul also previously served as Controller of BREIT from June 2016 to March 2019.

Prior to joining Blackstone in June 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 on-going SEC filing requirements.

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