Karen Sprogis has been the Head of Investor Relations of the Company since June 2016. She is a Managing Director in Blackstone Real Estate’s Institutional Client Solutions Group. Since joining Blackstone in 1995, Ms. Sprogis has been involved in the asset management of Blackstone Real Estate’s investments in the United States and Canada across various property types, and is involved in capital raising efforts for Blackstone’s real estate funds. Before joining Blackstone, Ms. Sprogis was a Vice President at Kleinwort Benson, where she was an international equity sales trader. Prior to that, Ms. Sprogis was a Portfolio Manager at JMB Institutional Realty Corporation. Ms. Sprogis received a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois and an MBA from the University of Chicago.