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John Carrafiell
Born
John Anthony Carrafiell

(1965-03-08) March 8, 1965 (age 59)
Alma materYale University
TitleCo-CEO of BentallGreenOak

John Carrafiell is a Co-CEO of BentallGreenOak.

Education

Carrafiell received his B.A. from Yale University in 1987.[1]

Career

Carrafiell joined Morgan Stanley in 1987[2] and held various management positions there from 1994 to 2009 including: Head of Acquisitions for Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds’ European Investment Program (1994);[2] Head of Morgan Stanley’s European Real Estate Group (1995);[2] Managing Director (1999);[2] Global Co-Head the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Division and member of the Investment Banking Operating Committee(2005);[2] President of the Special Situations Fund III (2006);[3] and Senior Advisor (2009).[4]

In 2004, after the Morgan Stanley-led £1.7 billion takeover of Canary Wharf,[5] Carrafiell became a member of the board of Canary Wharf, Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Operating Management Committee. Carrafiell formed Alpha Real Estate Advisors in 2008[6] which advised Songbird Estates PLC (controlling owner of Canary Wharf) in its £1.03 billion recapitalization.[7] In 2010, Carrafiell co-founded GreenOak Real Estate, a private equity real estate firm with investments in the United States, Japan, the UK and Spain.[8][9]

Directorships

Carrafiell is currently serving on the Supervisory Board of Klepierre.[10]

He previously sat on the Management Board of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA)[11] and on the Supervisory Boards of Corio[10] and Deutsche Immobilien Chancen Group.[12] Carrafiell also served as a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute[13] and as a Director of the Canary Wharf Group[14] and Grupo Lar.[15]

Philanthropy

Carrafiell has established scholarship and teaching funds to support students, teaching, and research at the Yale School of Architecture.[1] He also established a scholarship fund for the Yale School of Art.[16] He is a member of the Yale School of Architecture Deans’ Council.[17]

Carrafiell is a supporter of the Ever Episcopal Campaign[18] and is a member of the Tate Modern (London) Acquisitions Committee.[19]

References

  1. ^ a b "Endowment and Term Funds". Yale University Bulletin. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Owen D. Thomas Named President of Morgan Stanley Investment Management". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ Ali, Marie. "Morgan Stanley Real Estate Raises Additional $2.5 Billion of Equity Commitments for Special Situations Fund III". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ^ Marriott, Robin. "EUROPE NEWS: Carrafiell's new dawn". PEI Real Estate. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Business profile: Property player looks for extended West End run". The Telegraph. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Ex-M.Stanley bankers launch new property venture". Reuters. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  7. ^ "PROPOSED PLACING AND COMPENSATORY OPEN OFFER, ISSUE OF PREFERENCE SHARES AND NEW CREDIT FACILITY (THE "FUNDRAISING") TO RAISE £1.03 BILLION". Morning Star. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ "At Last The Calm" (PDF). Wall Street Oasis. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Spain Property Buyers and Sellers Haggle Out a Price". The Financial Times. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2015.Green Oak was ranked 19th in the annual PERE 50 ranking of private equity real estate firms in 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Recommended exchange offer for Corio: Update on Settlement" (PDF). Klepierre. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Annual Report 2007" (PDF). EPRA.
  12. ^ "GESCHÄFTSBERICHT 2005" (PDF). DIC. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Nothing is Certain But Debt and Taxes" (PDF). ULI Europe. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  14. ^ "TERMS OF REFERENCE As approved by a Resolution of the Board passed on 10 September 2004 and amended on 21 March and 4 December 2007" (PDF). Canary Wharf Group Plc. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  15. ^ Mesones, Javier. "El exMorgan Stanley John Carrafiell se deja seducir por el negocio de las socimi en España". Vozpopuli. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  16. ^ "LEGENDARY GROUP UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE WILL KICK OFF MOMA PS1 RESIDENCY PROGRAM WITH A RARE PERFORMANCE AS PART OF SUNDAY SESSIONS ON DECEMBER 14" (PDF). MoMA. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  17. ^ "John Carrafiell - Corio NV Insider". Macro Axis. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  18. ^ "The Final Report on the Ever Episcopal Campaign" (PDF). episcopalacademy.org.
  19. ^ "Tate Report 2013/14". Tate. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
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