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Michael Franco
Michael J. Franco is president and chief financial officer of Vornado Realty Trust, a major owner and operator of Manhattan office and retail properties. He joined Vornado in 2010 from Morgan Stanley, where he led the U.S. Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds and worked on real estate investments for two decades. At Vornado, he previously led acquisitions and capital markets and served as chief investment officer before becoming president in 2019 and adding the CFO role in 2020. Vornado executive biography
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Franco’s career combines private equity real estate investing with public REIT leadership. Before Vornado, he led Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds, investing in property through private vehicles; at Vornado he moved from acquisitions and capital markets into investment leadership and finance. His current responsibilities connect financing and corporate operations to leasing, redevelopment, and capital allocation across Vornado’s concentrated New York portfolio. Vornado executive management · Vornado company overview
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- Investor People Hub
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- Vornado Realty Trust
- New York City Geography Hub
Sources
- Source: Top 200 Global CRE People and Families
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- Vornado about page