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Evan Leslie

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Non-Executive Director & Chair of Audit, Risk & Investment Committee at Aurora Education Foundation
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Evan Leslie is a seasoned property and finance specialist with 25 years of experience, currently leading global product strategy for BlackRocks value-add real estate platform. He oversees capital raising and investor relations across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. People who have worked with him describe him as insightful, diligent, and clear-minded.

He is deeply committed to supporting First Nations communities, serving as the Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit, Risk & Investment Committee for the Aurora Education Foundation. This passion stems from his prior work developing social and affordable housing for Aboriginal communities while at Lendlease.

Unique fact: While at Lendlease, he worked on a Public Private Partnership bid to deliver social and affordable housing to First Nations communities in New South Wales.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
Non-Executive Director & Chair of Audit, Risk & Investment Committee
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Global Real Estate
He leads the global product strategy and investor relations for BlackRock's value-add real estate platform, covering mandates in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.
Indigenous Education
As a board member and committee chair for the Aurora Education Foundation, he actively works to create educational opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Non-Executive Director & Chair of Audit, Risk & Investment Committee
Aurora Education Foundation
6-2021
Director, Head of Product Strategy & Investor Relations, Global Value Add Real Estate platform
BlackRock
2-2020
Director, Head of Product Strategy & Investor Relations, APAC Real Assets
BlackRock
11-2019 - 2-2020
Director, Product Strategist
BlackRock
9-2015 - 11-2019
Head of Strategy, Conversion, Innovation
Lendlease
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Education
2005 - 2005
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Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
2000 - 2003
Construction Management
University of Technology Sydney
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