Manuel Garibay

Manuel Garibay has been active in real estate development, investment and debt for over twelve years with experience spanning multiple sectors and geographies. He's managed over $2.5 billion of real estate investment in the U.S., including multifamily, office, hotel, and retail assets. Prior to co-founding Kamiak, Manuel served as a Vice President at Blackstone’s Equity Office platform working on a 3.7 million square foot office portfolio in the Pacific Northwest and was involved in acquisitions, leasing and dispositions totaling over $1.2 billion of transaction value. Equity Office is Blackstone’s office operating platform with a $18 billion portfolio focused on value-add investments nationwide. Prior to joining Blackstone’s Equity Office platform, Manuel worked on the portfolio management and acquisitions team at Vulcan Real Estate in Seattle. Manuel was part of the team that managed a three million square feet portfolio in Seattle including Amazon’s Corporate Headquarters and several residential projects. Manuel also worked for Clarion Partners and KeyBank Capital Markets. Manuel graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.