Robert Hekemian

Robert S. Hekemian has over 50 years’ experience in the real estate business. Mr. Hekemian is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey- a publicly traded REIT. His many accolades include: Recipient of the 2011 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, Former Director of Summit Bank; Member, Board of Directors, Pascack Community Bank; Member and Elder Emeritus of the Presbyterian Church, USA; Director, Emeritus, Bergen Community College Foundation; Director, Managing Partner and/or Officer in over 40 real estate owning partnerships; Former Member, Board of Directors, NJ Affiliate, American Heart Association; Former Trustee, Saddle River Day School; Former Board Member, Bergen Council Boy Scouts of America; President and Trustee, Robert and Mary Jane Hekemian Foundation, Inc., a private charitable foundation; Member, Board of Governors & Foundation Board, Hackensack University Medical Center. Education: B.S./Economics, University of Vermont