Jerry Speyer

Jerry I. Speyer is an American real estate developer. He is one of two founding partners of the New York real estate company Tishman Speyer, which controls the Rockefeller Center and the Chrysler Building.

  • 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.

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