William Hyman 2012
April 23, 2012 - Finance
Name: William Hyman
Title: Senior managing director
Company: Centerline Capital Group
Location: 100 Church St., New York, NY 10007
Place of birth: Stamford, Connecticut
Family: Wife and two daughters, ages 21 & 17
College: BA, Yale University; MBA, Washington University, St. Louis
First job unrelated to your current field: Public finance associate at Blyth, Eastman, Paine Webber - financing hospitals & nursing homes.
First job in current field: Began with Centerline's predecessor company in 1988 as an underwriting associate.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Provides real estate financing and asset management services focused on affordable and conventional multifamily housing.
Hobbies: Scuba diving, playing the guitar
Favorite novel: "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" by John Le Carre
Favorite film: "Casablanca," "Laurence of Arabia"
Keys to success: Perseverance, doing right by your customer, integrity
Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Steve Jobs & Jacques Cousteau
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Probably a musician or an underwater archeologist.