Alexander Knapp
CIO Europe | Hines
Alex Knapp was promoted to Chief Investment Officer, Europe of Hines in 2019, and is responsible for developing the European investment strategy and growing the platform. He is also a member of the firm’s executive and global investment committees. He joined Hines in 2008 and has led major transactions ranging across the risk spectrum in multiple product types. Most recently, he led the firm’s major expansion into the living/housing sector on a pan-European basis. Prior to Hines, he spent five years at the Renzo Piano Building Workshop working in Paris and Genova. Knapp holds a bachelor of architecture from Rice University and a master’s in real estate development from MIT.