AFJCT Board of Directors

Mitchell Rudin, Esq.
President, New York Tri - State Region, CB Richard Ellis

Mitch Rudin, President of CB Richard Ellis’ New York Tri-State Region, oversees all the business and operating functions for the company’s operations in New York City, northern and central New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester and Fairfield counties.

In his previous role as President, Brokerage Services, for CB Richard Ellis, Mr. Rudin oversaw the firm's tenant and landlord brokerage operations for office, retail and industrial leasing throughout the United States. He held the same position at Insignia/ESG as President of U.S. Transaction Services beginning in 1999 until CB Richard Ellis’ acquisition of that firm in 2003.

Mr. Rudin was an instrumental member of the firm's Consulting Group upon joining the firm in 1989, and both created and grew Insignia's Agency Group (formerly Gordon Property Group) starting it in 1993, which became one of New York's pre-eminent owner's agents with a portfolio in excess of 23 million sq. ft. Clearly one of Insignia's leaders, Mr. Rudin was named New York's "Young Real Estate Man of the Year" and in 2001, was recognized by the company with its first annual Edward S. Gordon Award for Excellence, Insignia/ESG’s highest honor named in memory of the firm’s legendary late founder.

In 1997, Mr. Rudin became Executive Managing Director of National Brokerage Services where he spearheaded the national expansion of the firm's brokerage operations. Mr. Rudin has been involved in some of New York's largest transactions during his career, including overseeing the $400 million redevelopment of New York Plaza; a 1 million-sq.-ft. lease with Prudential Securities; the sale of 866 Third Avenue; the subsequent sale of a 200,000-sq.-ft. condominium interest in 866 Third Avenue to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; the sale of the 1 million-sq.-ft. 59 Maiden Lane; and in 2003/2004, 400,000 sq. ft. of leases upon behalf of the law firms Greenberg Traurig and Kasowitz Benson.

Prior to joining Insignia/ESG, Mr. Rudin was a partner at Tishman Speyer Properties, where he was responsible for leasing a substantial portion of the company's New York area portfolio. He was formerly an attorney with Davis & Gilbert, where he practiced real estate law.

t  Executive Committee, NYU’s Real Estate Institute

t  Trustee, Urban Land Institute

t  Former Chair, Young Men’s/Women’s Real Estate Association  

    (YM/WREA)

t  Member, Real Estate Board of New York

t  Honoree, American Friends of the Jerusalem College of Technology

t  Represented the U.S. on the Masters Basketball Team in the

    Maccabiah Games in Israel in 1993,1997, and 2001

Education:

t  Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Franklin & Marshall College