Anthony F. Marone, Jr. is a Managing Director in the Real Estate group and the Head of Real Estate Finance Americas, based in New York. Mr. Marone also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT), a non-traded public REIT, and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE: BXMT).

Prior to joining Blackstone in 2012, Mr. Marone was a Vice President and Controller at Capital Trust, Inc., the predecessor business to BXMT. Previously, Mr. Marone worked in the Real Estate Assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Mr. Marone received a B.S. and an MBA from Rutgers University and is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant.