Luigi Caruso is a Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Group and Chief Operating Officer of Real Estate Europe, based in London.

Mr. Caruso was previously the COO of Asset Management Europe, involved in the overall oversight of Blackstone's European investments.

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Caruso was a Principal at Rhône Group in the Private Equity Fund in London and New York; previously, he was at Goldman Sachs Real Estate private equity group in London.

Mr. Caruso received an MSc in Economics from Bocconi University.