Rob Speyer

Rob Speyer
Born1969 (age 56–57)
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.

Career

He worked as a reporter for the New York Daily News before joining Tishman Speyer in 1995 where he worked on management and leasing before moving to the redevelopment unit in the late 1990s.[8][9][10]

In 2015, Speyer became Tishman Speyer's president and chief executive officer after previously sharing the role with his father.[11][12]

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, a role he held for five years before being succeeded by Bill Rubin.[13][14][15][16] 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[15] and then reappointed by Mayor Adams. He is Co-Chair of the Partnership for New York City, a position he has held since 2022.[17][18]

Speyer sits on the board of trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital; the board of visitors of Columbia College (emeritus);[19] the board of directors of the Real Estate Roundtable;[20] the board of trustees of the Citizens Budget Commission;[2] and on the board of directors of Exor.[21]

Personal life

In 2008, Speyer married Anne-Cecilie Engell, who is originally from Denmark.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Rob Speyer". Rob Speyer. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  2. ^ a b "ROB SPEYER". Tishman Speyer.
  3. ^ Bockmann, Rich (28 September 2015). "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. ^ a b "Anne-Cecilie Engell, Rob Speyer". New York Times. 15 November 2008.
  7. ^ Staff. "Rob Speyer named next REBNY chairman". Real Estate Weekly. Archived from the original on 2017-10-25. Retrieved 2020-10-29.
  8. ^ Pulley, Brett (8 October 1995). "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. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  10. ^ Levitt, Daniel M.; Carmiel, Oshrat (2010-01-06). "The Painful Education of Real Estate Scion Rob Speyer". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  11. ^ "Rob Speyer takes the helm of his family's real estate company". Crain's New York Business. 2015-09-28. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  12. ^ Cullen, Terence (September 28, 2015). "Rob Speyer Becomes Lone CEO of Tishman Speyer, Father Remains Chairman". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  13. ^ "Bill Rudin Replacing Rob Speyer as REBNY Chair". Connect CRE. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  14. ^ Cullen, Terence (August 4, 2016). "In Rare Move, REBNY Keeps Rob Speyer as Chair for Fifth Year". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  15. ^ a b Geiger, Daniel (17 July 2012). "Rob Speyer Named Next REBNY Chairman". Commercial Observer.
  16. ^ Cullen, Terence (4 August 2016). "In Rare Move, REBNY Keeps Rob Speyer as Chair for Fifth Year". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  17. ^ "Real estate developer Rob Speyer elected co-chair of Partnership for New York City". New York Business Journal. January 25, 2022. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  18. ^ "Mamdani Prepares to Meet With the City's Wary Business Leaders". July 15, 2025. Archived from the original on 2025-11-08. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
  19. ^ "Rob Speyer named next REBNY chairman". Real Estate Weekly.
  20. ^ "The Real Estate Roundtable". Bloomberg.
  21. ^ "Board of Directors". Exor. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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