William J. (Bill) Stein

Bill serves as a Senior Advisor to Town Lane, a boutique, relationship driven real estate investment manager.

Bill recently retired from Blackstone where he was a Senior Managing Director in the firm’s real estate group. Bill’s career in real estate dates to 1987, including 10 years with JMB Realty and Heitman and almost 30 years with Blackstone.

At Blackstone, Bill was involved in the direct asset management and asset management oversight of Blackstone’s global real estate platform, including hotel, office, retail, industrial and residential properties in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Latin America. Bill previously served as a board member of Hilton Worldwide, Invitation Homes, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Edens Investment Trust, Great Wolf Lodge, Extended Stay America, La Quinta Hotels, Brixmor Property Group, the Savoy Group, Encore Global and Nobu Restaurant and Hospitality Group.

Bill is a member of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business Advisory Board, the University of Michigan Weiser Center Advisory Board, and the University of Michigan Real Estate Fund Advisory Board.

Bill received a BBA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Chicago.