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Owen Thomas

Owen D. Thomas is chairman and chief executive officer of BXP, a publicly traded owner, developer, and manager of premier U.S. workplaces. He joined the company in 2013 after 24 years at Morgan Stanley, where he held senior roles including head of Morgan Stanley Real Estate, president of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, and chief executive of Morgan Stanley Asia. BXP’s board extended his CEO agreement through 2029 in December 2025, tying his tenure to the company’s multi-year strategic plan. BXP leadership biography · BXP CEO agreement extension

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Thomas’s background combines institutional property investment and capital markets with leadership of a major office landlord. At BXP he is responsible for strategic direction at a company focused on premier workplaces in leading U.S. markets. His earlier Morgan Stanley work included international executive leadership and oversight of real estate, giving him exposure to both property ownership and investment management. He has also served in real estate industry governance, including as global chair of the Urban Land Institute and chair of the Pension Real Estate Association. BXP executive biography · BXP 2025 agreement announcement

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