Professional Profile: Gardner Semet, 2014

Name: Gardner Semet Title: Senior Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Company: BankUnited Location: New York City Birthplace: Newark N.J. Education: MBA Columbia College; NYU Real Estate Institute; Columbia University Graduate School of Business First job outside of real estate: Installation tech at NJ Bell Telephone First job in real estate or allied field: Residential Construction What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Real Estate Lending; more Real Estate Lending How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Drive back to N.J. with wife Favorite book or author: Terhune by Albert Patson Favorite movie: The Last Waltz One word to describe your work environment: Fascinating Rules to live by in business: Every building deserves a loan, our is job to figure out how much. What is your dream job? Ski guide. If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Barack Obama, Terrace in the Sky