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Posted: April 27, 2015
Professional Profile: Eric Margules 2015
Name: Eric Margules
Title: President
Company: Margules Properties, Inc.
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: USA
Education: MBA, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
First job outside of real estate: Investment Banking
First job in real estate or allied field: Started buying buildings with money from friends and family after the stock market crashed and I lost my investment banking job
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Still buying
buildings and plan to keep on buying
How do you unwind from a busy day in real estate? Dinner, time with the family, play piano, go to the gym
Favorite book or author: I hate superlatives
Last song you downloaded? "Fire" - Gavin DeGraw
One word to describe your work environment: Rewarding
Rules to live by in business: Integrity and hard work always pay off.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead) who would it be and where would you go? Martin Luther King, Jr.- anyplace but seafood.
What is your dream job? I'm happy with the one I got.
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