Christopher K. Flouhouse serves as Chief Investment Officer at SILA RLTY TR INC TRUST, where he spearheads the firm's investment strategy, portfolio construction, and risk management for its real estate-focused portfolio. With more than 25 years of experience in institutional real estate investing, Chris brings a proven track record of navigating complex market cycles and delivering outsized returns for investors. His career began at Goldman Sachs in the real estate principal investment area, followed by senior roles at Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies and Starwood Capital Group, where he managed over $10 billion in assets, executing high-profile acquisitions and dispositions that generated annualized IRRs above 15%. Notable achievements include leading the turnaround of a distressed multifamily portfolio during the 2008 financial crisis, which resulted in a 3x multiple on invested capital, and pioneering data-driven ESG integration in REIT underwriting. At SILA RLTY TR INC TRUST, Chris oversees opportunistic and core investments in industrial, multifamily, and office sectors across major U.S. markets, growing the trust's AUM from $2 billion to over $8 billion since his appointment in 2018. A Harvard Business School MBA graduate and Stanford alumnus, he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and serves on the board of the Urban Land Institute.