Lauren Hochfelder is a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley and Head of Global Real Assets, which manages over $75 billion of investable capital. As Head of Real Assets, Lauren oversees Private Real Estate (Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (“MSREI”)), Private Infrastructure and two Private Real Assets Credit businesses (Mesa West Capital and European Secured Credit). Prior to her role as Head of Global Real Assets, Lauren jointly ran and held various leadership roles in Private Real Estate, including Co-Head of MSREI from early 2022 through 2025, Head of MSREI Americas from 2016 through 2025, Deputy Chief Investment Officer of MSREI from 2019 to 2022 and Co-Head of U.S. Acquisitions from 2012 to 2016. Lauren joined MSREI in 2000 and has over 26 years of global investing experience across the full range of asset classes and risk/return spectrum. Lauren is a member of Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Operating Committee and the Global Asset Allocation Committee. Lauren graduated magna cum laude and with distinction from Yale University with a B.A. in Ethics, Politics & Economics.
