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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On August 7, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (the “Company” or “BREIT”) appointed Robert Harper as Interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Harper will continue to serve as the Company’s Co-President and a director. Mr. Harper’s appointment follows the loss of Wesley M. LePatner, who served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer until her tragic passing on July 28, 2025.
Mrs. LePatner was instrumental in building BREIT, serving as Chief Operating Officer and a director before becoming Chief Executive Officer earlier this year. Mrs. LePatner’s brilliance, generosity, and impact on Blackstone and beyond will never be forgotten, and we will continue to honor her powerful legacy.
Robert Harper, 47, has been a director and Co-President of the Company since August 2023 and March 2025, respectively. Previously, Mr. Harper was the President of the Company from August 2023 through February 2025, and the Head of Asset Management of the Company from August 2016 to August 2023. He is a Senior Managing Director and the Head of Real Estate Asset Management Americas for Blackstone. Since joining Blackstone in 2002, Mr. Harper has been involved in analyzing Blackstone’s real estate equity and debt investments in all property types. Mr. Harper has previously worked for Blackstone in Los Angeles and London, where he served as Head of Europe for the Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies business. Mr. Harper currently serves as a board member for the World Monuments Fund and the McIntire School of Commerce Foundation board at the University of Virginia. His prior board memberships include Invitation Homes, Park Hotels & Resorts and Extended Stay America. Prior to joining Blackstone, Mr. Harper worked for Morgan Stanley’s real estate private equity group in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Mr. Harper received a BS from the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Harper and any director or executive officer of the Company and there are no transactions between Mr. Harper and the Company that would be required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 7, 2025 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Leon Volchyok | |||||
| Name: | Leon Volchyok | |||||
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | |||||