Tom is a real estate investment professional with experience across investment management, investment banking and transactions. ​Prior to founding Elka Capital, Tom was a Principal in the Blackstone Real Estate team in Australia. He was an investment manager responsible for managing multi-billion dollar real estate portfolios across various real estate asset classes, including one of Australia's largest Build-To-Rent portfolios. ​Prior to Blackstone, Tom worked in the Real Estate Mergers and Acquisitions team at Goldman Sachs and in the Capital Transactions team at Stockland. During this period, Tom has been involved with many transactions across the growing real estate living sector.