Executive Vice President
James E. Rehlaender III, has served as our Executive Vice President since January 2025. Mr. Rehlaender, Managing Director of BlackRock, is a portfolio manager and Co-Head of Origination, Portfolio Management and Capital Markets for Real Estate Debt, globally. He is responsible for guiding the investment and portfolio management strategy for commingled funds and SMAs as well as developing and executing the business plan for the overall Real Estate Debt platform.
James was previously a senior member of the Financial Markets Advisory business ("FMA"). During his tenure with FMA, he served as a portfolio manager and advisor with specializations in the commercial real estate, financial services, infrastructure and shipping sectors in the US and EMEA. In his position as a portfolio manager and asset class expert in the advisory business, he was responsible for serving a wide range of clients including official institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, banks, hedge funds and private equity funds on valuation, risk assessment, and strategy for their existing investment portfolios as well as new investment opportunities. He began his career in real estate investment banking.
Mr. Rehlaender graduated from Duke University with a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and a minor in economics.