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Posted: February 24, 2014
Professional Profile: Abraham Bergman, 2014
Name: Abraham Bergman
Title: Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Company: Eastern Union Funding
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Birthplace: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Education: Bachelor's in Accounting from Touro College, masters of Business Administration from Baruch College.
First job outside of real estate: I never did anything outside of real estate.
First job in real estate or allied field: I was project manager on a 240 acre deluxe summer camp in Monticello, N.Y.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Right now I'm a partner at the country's second largest by transaction privately-held mortgage company. I plan on doing the same thing for rest on my life unless we become the largest. In which case I will continue to do what I do now, for the largest privately-held mortgage company.
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? I catch up on my emails that I still have to respond to, and I cook.
Favorite book or author: "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie
One word to describe your work environment: Exciting.
Rules to live by in business: Be honest with yourself; be honest with your customers.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Paul Reichmann - somewhere quiet. He built Battery Park City everything that I've read about the man describes not only a visionary, but someone who actually built and developed what he envisioned and at the same time remained connected to the average person.
What is your dream job? I have my dream job.
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