Marc Weidner

Marc Weidner is a Managing Director and Head of Portfolio Management for Benefit Street Partners Real Estate. He is a member of the Large Loan Investment Committee. He joined Franklin Templeton in 2002 where he was recently Head of Global Real Estate, a member of the Global Investment Committee of Franklin Real Asset Advisors and served as Head of Investments.

Prior to joining Franklin Templeton, Mr. Weidner worked in the investment banking group of DLJ/Credit Suisse in London and New York. Before that, he was with Security Capital Group in London. 

Mr. Weidner received a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University, where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He received a Master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations, magna cum laude, and a B.A. in Business Management, magna cum laude, from Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Mr. Weidner is a faculty member in the M.S. in Real Estate Development program at Columbia University.