Christie Park is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Chief Operating Officer for Global Real Assets. In this role she oversees strategic initiatives, new product development and fundraising activities, and also works with corporate human resources to manage Real Assets’ global teams. Prior to her current role, she was Global COO of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing. Christie joined Morgan Stanley in 2005 and has 23 years of experience in a wide range of acquisitions, restructurings, capital raising, mergers & acquisitions and strategic advisory roles. Christie received an M.B.A. with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A. in Economics from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.