Christina Chiu is the President of Empire State Realty Trust. Prior to her appointment as President, Ms. Chiu served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer since May 2020 when she joined ESRT, and was then appointed to both Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer in December 2022.
Prior to joining ESRT, Ms. Chiu had an 18-year career at Morgan Stanley where she served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Listed Real Assets Investing business, responsible for business development and capital raising efforts, institutional investor and consultant relationships, oversight of the day-to-day investing business, and execution of strategic initiatives. She began her career as a real estate investment banking analyst on both principal investing and strategic advisory transactions.
Ms. Chiu is a member of the Real Estate Roundtable Real Estate Capital Policy Advisory Committee, Nareit Advisory Board of Governors, NYU Stern Real Estate Board of Advisors, vice chair of the ULI Technology & Real Estate Council, and a David Rockefeller Fellow of the Partnership for NYC. She also serves on the American Red Cross National Board of Governors. Ms. Chiu earned a B.S. in Finance and Accounting summa cum laude from NYU Stern School of Business.