Stephen Siegel

Stephen Barry Siegel (born September 13, 1944) is an American businessperson and New York real estate deal maker who became the Chairman of Global Brokerage at CBRE, which at that time was the world's largest commercial real estate services company.

Siegel was featured in the Urban Land Institute's book, Leadership Legacies: Lessons Learned from Ten Real Estate Legends. The previous year, Mr. Siegel was awarded with Commercial Property News' Lifetime Achievement Award and named by Crain's as one of the 100 Most Influential Business Leaders in New York City.

Early life and education Siegel was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York. His father was a laborer and his mother was a school crossing guard.

At the age of 17, he took a job as a real-estate broker at Cushman & Wakefield. In 2001, he donated $350,000 to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in honor of his parents.

Philanthropy He founded the AHRC-NYC's "Stephen B. Siegel Adult Day Care Center" (located in Fulton Landing, New York); inducted into the group's Hall of Honor in 1999.

Recognition American Jewish Committee's 2007 Real Estate Division National Human Relations Award Israel Bonds' Real Estate and Construction Division's 2007 Israel Peace Medal for his leadership in building Israel's economy through the Israel Bonds program The Real Estate Board of New York's inaugural Edward S. Gordon Memorial Award in 2004 for the purchase of 230 West 41st Street The Real Estate Board of New York's 2003 Henry Hart Rice Achievement Award for the Most Ingenious Deal of the Year for the sale of the McGraw-Hill Companies’ interest in 1221 Avenue of the Americas Crohn's & Colitis Foundation "Man of the Year" Award in 2002 National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations' Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2002 Five-time winner of Commercial Property News’ Brokerage Executive of the Year Award Monmouth University Real Estate Institute's Leadership Excellence Award in 2001 New York University Real Estate Institute's Urban Leadership Award in 2000 The Foundation Fighting Blindness Humanitarian Award in 1999

He was awarded honorary Doctorate degrees from St. Thomas Aquinas College, Commercial Science, 2007, Baruch College, 2003, Monmouth University, commencement 2003. He has been honored by The Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association.