John Ahern 2010
March 5, 2010 - Shopping Centers
Name: John Ahern
Title: Vice President - New York Sales
Company: Commercial Defeasance LLC
Location: 28 West 44th St., New York NY 10036
Place of birth and year: Norfolk, VA, 1966
Family: Wife Dianne, two sons (J.T. and James), and daughter (Lauren)
College: Villanova University - BA; NYU - MBA
First job outside of real estate: GE's Employers Reinsurance Group
First job in real estate or allied field: Morgan Stanley's Fixed Income Division - MBS Group
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Started the New York office for Commercial Defeasance LLC in 2007. Grow business and expand the N.Y. office.
Hobbies: Skiing, golf, fishing
Favorite Book: "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley
Favorite Movie: "Pulp Fiction"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Bill Murray
Key to success: Integrity. Need to be honest with ourselves as well as everyone we interact with.
If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? ESPN TV Analyst