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Posted: January 13, 2012
David Berke 2012
Name: David Berke
Title: Associate Director
Company: Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Location: New York City
Birthplace: New York City
Family: Weslee (sister), Karen (mother) and Warren (father)
College: Gettysburg College
First job in real estate or allied field: Tenant broker at the Vortex Group, LLC
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Full service commercial real estate company
Hobbies: Ice hockey and fishing
Favorite book: "Moneyball"
Favorite movie: "The Usual Suspects"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Brian Leetch
Key to success: You have to follow up on everything
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? NHL head coach
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