Jonathan Pollack

Jonathan Pollack is President of Starwood Capital Group, where he is responsible for managing the daily operations of the business and guiding Firm strategy. He is also the Vice Chairman of Starwood Property Trust (NYSE: STWD), the largest commercial mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States. Mr. Pollack brings more than 26 years' experience in real estate investing to his new role.

Mr. Pollack graduated from Northwestern University with a BA in Economics. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of East Harlem Tutorial Program, a leading charter school and after school program in New York City.

Career history

• President, Starwood Capital Group (April 2025–present)
• Global Head of Real Estate Credit business (BREDS), Blackstone (2016–2025); under his leadership, AUM grew from $10 billion to $84 billion
• Global Head of Commercial Real Estate, Deutsche Bank (2011–2015); established Deutsche Bank as the top CMBS issuer and leading special situations investor following the 2008 financial crisis
• Head of Capital Markets, Deutsche Bank London (8 years), building European commercial real estate business
• Various roles, Deutsche Bank (joined 1999 from Nomura Group)

What Jonathan Pollack could bring to his current role at Starwood Capital: As noted by Chairman and CEO Barry Sternlicht, "I have known Jonathan for more than a decade, and he is universally respected across our industry with unparalleled relationships and a track record of success." Pollack's proven ability to scale the BREDS business from $10 billion to $84 billion in AUM, combined with his global commercial real estate expertise spanning multiple economic cycles and crisis recovery, positions him to drive Starwood Capital's next phase of growth across its diverse investment platforms while attracting and retaining talent in a highly competitive market.