Josh Carson is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and Chief Operating Officer of Real Estate Americas. Mr. Carson was previously the COO of Americas Asset Management and involved in the oversight of Blackstone's office and lab office investments.

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Carson was a Senior Vice President at L&L Holding Company, a privately held real estate company, where he focused on acquiring and redeveloping office buildings in New York City. Prior to joining L&L, Mr. Carson worked on acquisitions for New Boston Fund, a real estate investment management firm. Mr. Carson began his career at McKinsey & Company.

Mr. Carson received a BA in Economics and Russian from Middlebury College, where he graduated magna cum laude.