Matt Walker Chief Executive Officer, Student Housing, Mapletree
Mr Walker, as Chief Executive Officer, Student Housing, is responsible for managing and growing the Student Housing business for the Group globally.
Before joining Mapletree, Mr Walker was at CA Ventures for 10 years. Most recently, he held the role of Executive Vice President, where he led the company’s market entry and operations in Europe after a long track record in the United States (US). Prior to this, he spent eight years at a publicly listed student accommodation US REIT. Mr Walker has been directly involved in student accommodation throughout his career in the US, Europe and South America, and has significant experience in operational and financial performance in high-growth environments.
Mr Walker holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Honors) from the University of Oklahoma in Political Science and a Master of Business Administration (Real Estate) from Texas Christian University – M.J. Neeley School of Business, where he was a Neeley Scholar.
Headquartered in Singapore, Mapletree is a global real estate development, investment, capital and property management company committed to sustainability. Its strategic focus is to invest in markets and real estate sectors with good growth potential. By combining its key strengths, the Group has established a track record of award-winning projects, and delivers consistently attractive returns across real estate asset classes.
The Group manages three Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) and nine private equity real estate funds, which hold a diverse portfolio of assets in Asia Pacific, Europe, the United Kingdom (“UK”) and the United States (“US”). As at 31 March 2024, Mapletree owns and manages S$77.5 billion of office, retail, logistics, industrial, data centre, residential and student accommodation properties.
The Group’s assets are located across 13 markets globally, namely Singapore, Australia, Canada, China, Europe, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Malaysia, South Korea, the UK, the US and Vietnam. To support its global operations, Mapletree has established an extensive network of offices in these countries.
For more information please visit mapletree.com.sg or mapletreeprivatecapital.com for our private capital management business.
Past Mingtiandi Events
Singapore Forum 2025 — Panel: Global Student Housing Strategies
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