Feldman of Tri-Star Equities receives Honorary Degree from Israel's Technion

Rod Feldman, president and founder of Tri-Star Equities, a Manhattan-based real estate management firm, was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology on June 15for his inspiring leadership of the New York Metropolitan Region of the American Technion Society (ATS). Feldman is currently the chairman of its board, having served as immediate past president. He is the Chair of the organization's national 21st Century Leadership Development Program and a member of the ATS National Board of Directors. He has participated in four ATS Missions to Israel, co-chairing the 2009 Discovery Mission. Feldman is a generous supporter of many Technion projects, including graduate student housing, scholarships, fellowships and visiting guest lectureships. A resident of northern Westchester, Mr. Feldman has held leadership positions at a Westchester nonprofit development company and with several New York City condominiums and cooperatives. The father of four sons, he has coached lacrosse and basketball for youth in his community, and together with his wife Sharon, is on the board of Ordinary Wishes, a local charity co-founded by Sharon that serves the unmet needs of Westchester County residents. He is active in Temple Shaaray Tefila in Bedford Corners, N.Y., where Sharon serves as First Vice President. Mr. Feldman is a graduate of Stanford University and New York University.