Karen Hollinger
Managing Director
Karen Hollinger (New York) joined KKR Capstone in 2022 as a Managing Director, focused on the firm’s Real Estate business in the Americas. In this role, she helps on the creation of investment ideas, the assessment of new investment opportunities, and value creation within KKR’s real estate portfolio. Prior to KKR, Ms. Hollinger was a senior vice president at AvalonBay Communities, a large public REIT, focused on strategic initiatives. At AvalonBay, Ms. Hollinger focused on digitization, operations, innovation, venture investing and organizational transformation across the organization. Previously, Ms. Hollinger was a management consultant, providing strategy and technology guidance to developing countries and started KPMG’s technology consulting practice in China. Ms. Hollinger holds a Finance degree, with highest honors, from the College of William & Mary.