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Katie Keenan resigns as BXMT CEO; Tim Johnson appointed CEO, Austin Peña President
BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST, INC.
- CEO Katie Keenan resigns effective Nov 10, 2025, to become CEO of BREIT and Global Head of Core+ Real Estate.
- Tim Johnson (Global Head of BREDS, BXMT Chair) appointed CEO, continuing as Chair.
- Austin Peña (EVP Investments) appointed President and elected to the Board.
- Keenan helped grow BREDS platform to $77B; BXMT deployed $2.6B in new investments in Q3 2025.
- Peña has led over $11B of real estate credit investments since joining Blackstone in 2013.