Helga Blum

Helga Blum currently serves as Managing Director and Head of U.S. Real Estate Finance at Bayerische Landesbank, a position held since 2018, having previously occupied the role of Executive Director in the same department. Blum also actively participates on the National Board of Directors for the Real Estate Lenders Association, currently in the role of Treasurer since 2009. Prior experience includes serving as Managing Director in Global Client Management within the Real Estate Division at BNY Mellon and as Executive Director at Eurohypo AG. Early career roles encompass positions at HypoVereinsbank AG, Helaba, and Erste Group Bank AG, with a solid foundation from educational institutions including the University of Graz and Salzburg Business School, complemented by credit training at Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in New York.