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Posted: November 26, 2012
Professional Profile: Joseph Harbert 2012
Name: Joseph Harbert
Title: President, Eastern Region
Company: Colliers International
Location: New York, NY
Place of birth: New York, NY
Family: Two Sons, 8 and 11
College: SI state (BA), NYU (MA), City University of New York Graduate School (Master of Philosophy and PHD)
First job unrelated to your current field: Selling hotdogs at Columbia University football game
First job in your current field: Deputy director of real estate, Metropolitan Transit Authority
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are the third largest real estate firm in the world. Our plans for the future include being known as the best.
Hobbies: Tennis, Music
Favorite film: Back to the Future
Favorite novel: "Rabbit Run" By John Updike
Keys to success: Listening skills, compassion, and hard work
Person you admire most (outside of the family): Colin Powell
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