Steve Plavin

Steve Plavin was appointed to the Board of Directors of Cushman & Wakefield in 2025. He currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman. Mr. Plavin has led a distinguished 40-year career in commercial real estate. Most recently he served as Head of Europe for Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies, and prior to that, served as CEO of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Prior to his tenure at Blackstone, Mr. Plavin held the position of CEO at Capital Trust, Inc. and CT Investment Management Co., LLC. Mr. Plavin also served as Global Co-Head of Commercial Real Estate Finance and Banking at Chase Bank and Chase Securities Inc. He has extensive experience on public company boards, including BXMT, CT, Omega Healthcare Investors, and as Non-Executive Chairman of WCI Communities, Inc. Mr. Plavin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.