Michael Brody is a Senior Advisor for Lightstone, where he serves as an independent member of Lightstone Capital’s Investment, Asset Management and Compliance Committees, as well as advising Lightstone Logistics. In addition to his role at Lightstone, Mr. Brody has served in a strategic advisory capacity for a wide range of private and public commercial real estate companies including over 12 years as a Senior Advisor to Blackstone’s Real Estate Debt and Principal Investing Strategies groups. Mr. Brody was formerly the President and COO of Loeb Partners Realty, a New York based principal and investment management firm. Prior to Loeb, Michael held senior positions with Merrill Lynch and Nomura Securities in their CMBS origination and securitization operations. Mr. Brody received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University where he was selected to the Sphinx Head honorary society recognizing outstanding campus leadership, and an MBA from Columbia Business School where he was admitted to the Beta Gamma Sigma chapter for academic achievement.