Mr. Ciganik’s experience in the real estate industry began in 2002. Prior to joining GTIS in 2007, Mr. Ciganik worked with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds (MSREF) in London and with Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners (LBREP) in New York. In his prior engagements, Mr. Ciganik was responsi-ble for the evaluation, financial modeling and due diligence of equity and mezzanine debt investments, participating in acquisitions of over $800 million of individual and portfolio assets. Before joining LBREP, Mr. Ciganik worked with Lehman’s Corporate Strategy and Acquisitions group, and as a Business Analyst with McKinsey & Co. in Frankfurt and New York.

Mr. Ciganik graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard College and received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.