Rob Speyer
Born1969 (age 54–55)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia College
OccupationReal estate developer
TitlePresident and CEO, Tishman Speyer
Spouse
Anne-Cecilie Engell
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(m. 2008)​
Parent(s)Jerry Speyer
Lynn Tishman

Rob Speyer (born 1969) is an American real estate developer. He is the CEO[1] of New York City real estate company Tishman Speyer.[2][3]

Early life and education

Speyer was born to a Jewish family, the son of Lynn (née Tishman) and Jerry Speyer.[4] His great-grandfather, Julius Tishman, founded Tishman Realty and Construction; and his father Jerry Speyer and his maternal grandfather, Robert Tishman, founded the real estate development firm Tishman Speyer.[5] His parents divorced in 1987.[6] In 1992, he graduated magna cum laude from Columbia College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.[7] He is an emeritus member of the Board of Visitors at Columbia College. He worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News before joining Tishman Speyer.[8][9]

Career

In 2015, Speyer became Tishman Speyer's president and chief executive officer.[10]

Speyer was 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.[11][12] He was named chairman of the advisory board of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City in 2006, reappointed in 2014 by Mayor Bill de Blasio[11] and then reappointed by Mayor Adams.

Speyer sits on the board of trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital; the board of visitors of Columbia College (emeritus);[13] the board of directors of the Real Estate Roundtable;[14] the board of trustees of the Citizens Budget Commission;[2] and on the board of directors of Exor.[15]

Personal life

In 2008, Speyer married Anne-Cecilie Engell.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Rob Speyer". Rob Speyer. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. 1 2 "ROB SPEYER". Tishman Speyer. Tishman Speyer.
  3. ↑ Bockmann, Rich. "Rob Speyer to be sole CEO of Tishman Speyer". The Real Deal. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  4. ↑ New York Times: "A Developer For the 90's: Big Projects, Little Flash" By BRETT PULLEY October 08, 1995
  5. ↑ Wilensky, Joe. "Cornell NYC Tech's first endowed professorship honors Robert Tishman '37". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Anne-Cecilie Engell, Rob Speyer". New York Times.
  7. ↑ Staff. "Rob Speyer named next REBNY chairman". Real Estate Weekly. Real Estate Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. ↑ Pulley, Brett. "A Developer For the 90's: Big Projects, Little Flash". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Articles by Rob Speyer". Daily News. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rob Speyer takes the helm of his family's real estate company". Crain's New York Business. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  11. 1 2 Geiger, Daniel. "Rob Speyer Named Next REBNY Chairman". Commercial Observer. Commercial Observer.
  12. ↑ Cullen, Terence. "In Rare Move, REBNY Keeps Rob Speyer as Chair for Fifth Year". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rob Speyer named next REBNY chairman". Real Estate Weekly.
  14. ↑ "The Real Estate Roundtable". Bloomberg.
  15. ↑ "Board of Directors". Exor. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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