Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 6, 2015

Interview with the President and CEO: Rouse Properties, Inc. (RSE)

Andrew Silberfein
Andrew Silberfein has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and as a board member of Rouse Properties, Inc., since January 2012. Mr. Silberfein previously held the position of Executive Vice President – Retail and Finance for Forest City Ratner Companies, a developer, owner and operator of real estate primarily in the New York metropolitan area, where he was employed from 1995 to 2011. Mr. Silberfein was responsible for managing Forest City Ratner Companies’ retail portfolio, consisting of over 5.1 million square feet of existing and under-construction shopping centers and malls. Mr. Silberfein also had the overall responsibility for all aspects of Forest City Ratner Companies’ debt and equity financing requirements for its real estate portfolio. Prior to joining Forest City Ratner Companies, from 1989 to 1995, Mr. Silberfein was a senior vice president of Sanford Nalitt and Associates, a firm focused on the development of supermarket- and discount-department-store-anchored shopping centers along the East Coast of the United States. Mr. Silberfein holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lafayette College and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University School of Business. Profile
TWST: Let’s start with some historical background on Rouse and an overview of the business focus today.

Mr. Silberfein: I love to tell the Rouse story. It’s one of the