Rene Theriault

Rene Theriault (New York) joined KKR in 2018 and is a Managing Director & Head of Securities Investing within Real Estate Credit. Mr. Theriault’s investing focus includes investment grade, deep credit and risk retention securities on Conduit and Single Asset Single Borrower securitizations, as well as CLOs, mezzanine loans and B-notes. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Theriault was a managing director and head of large loans at Goldman Sachs within the real estate financing group. In his twelve years at Goldman Sachs, his responsibilities included originating and structuring large complex mortgage and mezzanine financings for both balance sheet and CMBS executions and he played a major role in rebuilding and leading the group after the Global Financial Crisis. Before joining Goldman Sachs in 2006, Mr. Theriault was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he worked on sophisticated real estate and corporate transactions, including real estate acquisitions and dispositions, financings and a REIT IPO. Mr. Theriault recently served as Chair of the B-Piece Buyer Forum within CREFC and previously served on CREFC’s Board of Governors and as Chair of the Issuer’s Forum. Mr. Theriault earned a B.A. in Economics with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia in 1999 and a J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School in 2002.