Centerspace announced the appointment of Ola Oyinsan Hixon to its Board of Trustees on January 23, 2024. Ms. Hixon is an executive director at PGIM Real Estate and portfolio manager on the U.S. Value-Add equity team where she is responsible for investment strategy, transactions, asset management, and investor relations primarily for the affordable housing and impact fund strategies. Prior to joining PGIM Real Estate, she was a principal at KKR & Co., with responsibility for portfolio and asset management functions of real estate private equity funds with properties located across the country.

Previously, Ola worked at The Blackstone Group where she managed the multifamily portfolio company, LivCor, as well as the single-family home portfolio company, Invitation Homes. Earlier, Ola worked at The JBG Companies, UBS, and the investment banking division of Citigroup. Ola earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a master's degree in business administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Ola serves on ULI's Multifamily Gold Council and is a member of Real Estate Executive Council (REEC). In addition, Hixon serves as a board member of the non-profit City Parks Foundation, which transforms parks into vibrant community centers of urban life for all New Yorkers.