Owen Thomas

Owen is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley, CEO of Morgan Stanley Asia, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing, Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities and a member of the Morgan Stanley’s Management Committee. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1987 in the real estate group within the Investment Banking Division and has over 20 years of investment industry experience. Owen began managing the Firm’s real estate investing business in 1994, was named Managing Director in 1995, head of Morgan Stanley Real Estate (investing and banking) in 2000, President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management in 2005, CEO of Morgan Stanley Asia in 2008, reinstated as Chairman of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing in 2009 and appointed Chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities in 2010. Owen is a member of The Young Presidents’ Organization Hong Kong Chapter, Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and the former Chairman of the Pension Real Estate Association. He received a B.S. from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.