Rob Speyer

Rob Speyer
Born 1969
Nationality American
Alma mater Columbia College
Occupation Real Estate Developer
Spouse(s) Anne-Cecilie Engell (m. 2008)

Rob Speyer is an American real estate developer. He is the president and chief executive officer of New York City real estate company Tishman Speyer.[1][2]

Early life and education

Speyer graduated magna cum laude from Columbia College in 1992.[3] He worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News before joining Tishman Speyer,[4] [5]the development firm founded by his father, Jerry Speyer, and his maternal grandfather, Robert Tishman. [6]

Career

Speyer joined Tishman Speyer in 1995 and held leadership roles in the company’s acquisitions, development, capital markets, and leasing departments. [7][8] In 2015, he was named the firm’s sole chief executive officer.[9]

Speyer has served as a member of the Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY) executive committee since 2004, and became the chairman of the committee in 2013.[10] [11]He was also named chairman of the advisory board of the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City in 2006, and was reappointed in 2014 by Mayor Bill de Blasio. [10]

Speyer also sits on the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital; the Board of Visitors of Columbia College (emeritus); [12]the Board of Directors of the Real Estate Roundtable; [13] the Board of Trustees of the Citizens Budget Commission;[1] and on the Board of Directors of Exor. [14]

Personal life

In 2008, Speyer married Anne-Cecilie Engell. Engell graduated from Cornell University and received her MBA from New York University.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 "ROB SPEYER". Tishman Speyer. Tishman Speyer.
  2. ↑ Bockmann, Rich. "Rob Speyer to be sole CEO of Tishman Speyer". The Real Deal. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Staff. "Rob Speyer named next REBNY chairman". Real Estate Weekly. Real Estate Weekly.
  4. ↑ Pulley, Brett. "A Developer For the 90's: Big Projects, Little Flash". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Articles by Rob Speyer". Daily News. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Wilensky, Joe. "Cornell NYC Tech's first endowed professorship honors Robert Tishman '37". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. ↑ Agovino, Theresa. "Rob Speyer tapped as youngest-ever REBNY chair". Crain's New York.
  8. ↑ "Board of Directors". Mayor's Fund to Advance NYC. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  9. ↑ Geiger, Daniel. "Rob Speyer takes the helm of his family's real estate company". Crain's New York Business. Crain's New York Business.
  10. 1 2 Geiger, Daniel. "Rob Speyer Named Next REBNY Chairman". Commercial Observer. Commercial Observer.
  11. ↑ Cullen, Terence. "In Rare Move, REBNY Keeps Rob Speyer as Chair for Fifth Year". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rob Speyer named next REBNY chairman". Real Estate Weekly.
  13. ↑ "The Real Estate Roundtable". Bloomberg.
  14. ↑ "Board of Directors". Exor. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "Anne-Cecilie Engell, Rob Speyer". New York Times. New York Times.
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