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Posted: February 29, 2008
Robert Fink Vice Chairman
Name: Robert Fink
Title: Director Â- Leasing
Company: Capital Properties
Location: 717 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y.
Birthplace and year: Bronx, N.Y., 1964
Family: Wife, Frank; children: Gillian, 9 and Kyle, 6
College: Vassar, BA, Economics, 1986; NYU Stern School of Business, MBA, 1990
First job outside of real estate: New York Life Insurance Co., analyst
First job in real estate or allied field: Insignia/Edward S. Gordon - tenant rep. associate
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Executive vice president responsible for leasing, marketing and tenant retention for Capital Properties' 15 property, 3 million s/f commercial portfolio in NYC, Boston, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Hartford, Conn. Eventually I'd like to organize an investment group that owns, manages and leases commercial properties.
Hobbies: Golf, working-out and playing with my kids
Favorite book: "Rich Man, Poor Man" by Irwin Shaw
Favorite movie: "The Graduate" starring Dustin Hoffman
Persons you admire most (outside of family): Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Walt Disney and Thomas Edison
Keys to success: Work hard, work smart; trust your instincts, treat people how you'd like to be treated, have fun
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Baseball player, architect
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