Laurel Durkay joined Morgan Stanley in 2020 and has 23 years of investment experience. She is the Head of Global Listed Real Assets within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and the lead portfolio manager for U.S. and Global listed real estate strategies. Prior to joining MSIM, Ms. Durkay was a Senior Vice President and Global Portfolio Manager for Listed Real Estate at Cohen & Steers Capital Management for 14 years. Previously, Ms. Durkay held several positions at Citigroup, including working on asset allocation and manager selection within the alternatives space of the Corporate Pension Plan, and worked at Arthur Andersen as a valuation analyst. She has a BS from Tulane University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation. Ms. Durkay is an active participant and member of the CFA Institute, the New York Society of Securities Analysts, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) and the Real Estate Roundtable. Ms. Durkay is an appointed member of the Nareit Advisory Board of Governors, Nareit Real Estate Investment Advisory Council and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Americas Regional Advisory Committee. Ms. Durkay is proud to be part of a select group of female lead portfolio managers, as less than 2% of U.S. domiciled funds were solely managed by an all-female team as per a 2022 Morningstar Study. She frequently appears on CNBC and Bloomberg, is a regular university guest lecturer, and a sought-after speaker by various organizations including FTSE Russell and Nareit. She is based in New York.