Adam S. Metz is a Managing Director and Head of International Real Estate at The Carlyle Group. Most recently, he was Senior Advisor to TPG Capital’s Real Estate Group, an opportunistic investor in real estate platforms. Prior to joining TPG in April 2011, Mr. Metz was the Chief Executive Officer of General Growth Properties, Inc. Mr. Metz led GGP through the largest bankruptcy and restructuring in REIT history. Before joining GGP, Mr. Metz was co-founding partner of Polaris Capital LLC, which was formed in 2002 and was in the business of owning retail real estate assets throughout the United States. Mr. Metz is currently a member of Real Estate Roundtable, ICSC and ULI. He also serves on the advisory boards of the real estate programs at both Cornell University and Northwestern University and serves on the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Board of Trustees in Washington, D.C. Mr. Metz received his Masters of Management degree from Northwestern University and his Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.