Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> July 2, 2001

Jeffrey Fishman – One Liberty Properties Inc (olp)

JEFFREY FISHMAN was named President and Chief Operating Office of One Liberty Properties, Inc., in December 1999. Prior to joining One Liberty, Mr. Fishman was a Managing Director with Cogswell Properties, LLC, a real estate owner and manager in New York City. He was responsible for negotiating the 23-year lease extension with Marriott International, Inc., for their 800,000 square foot Corporate Headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. Mr. Fishman has over 20 years of vast experience in the real estate arena. Mr. Fishman received his Juris Doctorate degree from St. John's University School of Law in 1983. He graduated from SUNY in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics. Mr. Fishman serves on the Young Leadership Board of Seeds of Peace, an organization focused on conflict resolution among youths from the Middle East. Profile
TWST: Can we start with a history and overview of One Liberty

Properties, Inc.?

Mr. Fishman: One Liberty Properties was basically formed in the early

1980s, as a captive REIT for Firestone.