A CONVERSATION WITH FARHAD KARIM

King’s Economics and Finance Society is delighted to host Mr Karim, who is the Chief Operating Officer for Blackstone Europe. Join us on December 6th, at 18:00, in Bush House Lecture Theatre 2.

Farhad Karim is Chief Operating Officer for Blackstone’s businesses across Europe, which make investments across private equity, real estate, credit and hedge funds, as well as in infrastructure, life sciences, insurance and growth equity. Farhad also sits on Blackstone RealEstate’s global executive committee. 

The firm’s real estate business has $230 billion of investor capital under management, owning and operating assets globally in logistics, multifamily and single-family housing, office and hospitality. He is on the board of a number of public and private companies, including Blackstone’s Europe Property Investment Fund which provides income-focused individual investors access to institutional quality European real estate and The Arch Company, the UK’s largest small business landlord, serving thousands of business owners who make a unique and vital contribution to the UK economy. Farhad is also Chair of Blackstone’s Europe Environmental, Social and Governance steering group, overseeing the firm’s commitment to responsible investing practices and ensuring ESG principles remain integral to the firm’s corporate strategy.