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Lindsay Ornstein 2012

Name: Lindsay Ornstein Title: Principal Company: Transwestern Location: New York, N.Y. Place of birth: New York, N.Y. College: University of Pennsylvania, summa cum laude First job unrelated to your current field: Public relations First job in your current field: Director of marketing, The Staubach Co. What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Transwestern is the second largest privately-held, full service real estate firm in the country. We recently formed an alliance with BNP Paribas Real Estate, expanding our services to 31 countries and 182 cities worldwide. Having opened our Northeast Headquarters in NY in 2011, we've added 35 people and established three regional offices in 18 months. We will continue to build on the strength and reputations of the highly respected real estate professionals that comprise our team, and are actively hiring. Hobbies: Sports, travel, cooking and reading with my daughters, anything with my family. Favorite film: "Overboard" (I know, but I love it!) Favorite novel: "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas Keys to success: Organization, relationships, integrity and balance Person you admire most (outside of the family): My partner, Patrick Robinson, for his incredible focus and enormous efforts to build Transwestern Northeast into a formidable firm and an amazing place to work. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Advertising
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