Donna L. Hansen

Donna Hansen is Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer and Global Head of Tax at Colony Capital, Inc. Ms. Hansen is responsible for tax management, structuring and oversight of all global operations and investment activities at Colony Capital.

Prior to joining Colony Capital in February 2017, Ms. Hansen had a long career in public accounting where she was a tax partner at KPMG LLP, and later at HCVT, LLP where she specialized in structuring partnership and real estate transactions for REITs and global real estate opportunity and distressed credit funds. She held various management and industry positions including participation on HCVT’s Executive Committee, and leading KPMG’s Orange County tax practice and their Western Area real estate tax practice.

Ms. Hansen received a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting from Arizona State University, where she graduated summa cum laude.