Jerry Speyer & family
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Real estate
- Industry
- Real Estate
- Residence
- New York, New York
- Education
- Columbia Business School (Master of Business Administration)Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 4
Biography
Real estate baron Jerry Speyer redeveloped landmarks like Rockefeller Center and the Chrysler Building in Manhattan.
Jerry is the chairman of Tishman Speyer and his son Rob is CEO. Until 2015, they held co-CEO titles.
Tishman Speyer has developed over 152 million square feet, including skyscrapers in New York, Chicago, Berlin, London, Frankfurt and Paris.
Speyer started the firm with his late father-in-law, Robert Tishman, in 1978. The marriage ended in divorce, but the company survived.
About
Speyer was chairman of the Museum of Modern Art's board of trustees for 11 years and was elected chairman of New York Presbyterian Hospital in 2018.
Speyer has hundreds of art works in his personal collection, which skews contemporary and includes pieces by Damien Hirst and Andy Warhol.