Michael J. Franco

Michael J. Franco is President of Vornado Realty Trust, overseeing acquisitions, dispositions and capital markets activity for the Company.

Mr. Franco joined Vornado in 2010 as Co-Head of Acquisitions and Capital Markets from Morgan Stanley, where he was a Managing Director and served as Head of the Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds (MSREF) in the U.S., its flagship real estate investment opportunity fund. During his 20-year tenure with Morgan Stanley, he played an integral role in the development and growth of its real estate investing platform and led many of its most significant investments in the U.S. Over the course of his career, he has acquired over $20 billion of real estate, including non-performing loan portfolios from the RTC and private banks, several public REITs, and a wide variety of commercial and residential properties. He is a Trustee of the Urban Land Institute and is also involved in several private civic organizations.

Mr. Franco graduated cum laude from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a Concentration in Finance.