Clarke Hitch is a Managing Director in Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies ("BREDS"), on the Strategy & Management team, based in New York. Mr. Hitch leads investment strategy and new initiatives across institutional vehicles including the BREDS Drawdown Funds and Institutional SMAs.

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2013, Mr. Hitch worked at Morgan Stanley in the Commercial Real Estate Lending Group.

Mr. Hitch graduated from Duke University with an AB in Public Policy.