Rob Speyer

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]

Rob Speyer
Born	1969 (age 55–56)
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia College
Occupation	Real estate developer
Title	President and CEO, Tishman Speyer
Spouse	Anne-Cecilie Engell ​ (m. 2008)​
Parent(s)	Jerry Speyer Lynn Tishman

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, who is originally from Denmark.^[6]