Chandler Assumes Global Real Estate Role for BlackRock

A news release said that in this capacity, Chandler will oversee BlackRock’s global real estate capabilities which extend across the capital market structure and include both equity and debt investment products totaling approximately $13 billion in assets under management. Clients served include public, corporate and union pension plans, as well as insurance companies, foundations, endowments, private and high net worth investors.

The company said Chandler will report to Matthew Botein, Head of BlackRock Alternative Investors. At year-end, BAI represented $109.7 billion of AUM and included the firm’s hedge funds, hedge funds of funds, real estate, private equity funds of funds, opportunistic investment vehicles, commodities and currencies.

Most recently, Chandler served as Global Chief Investment Officer and Executive Chairman, Asia for LaSalle Investment Management. He first joined LaSalle in 1986 and after 14 years with the company in the United States, Chandler relocated to Singapore in 2000 to launch LaSalle’s Asia Pacific business. He earned a BSc in Industrial Engineering (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Massachusetts in 1981 and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1986.

Chandler succeeds Paul Audet, Senior Managing Director, who assumed interim leadership for BlackRock’s Real Estate business in 2008.