Marshall Rose 

Marshall Rose is a real estate developer, an active civic leader and a trusted advisor to non-profit institutions. As Chairman of the real estate firm The Georgetown Company that he founded in 1978, Mr. Rose has overseen the development of pioneering residential, commercial and mixed-use properties in the United States. His company now manages more than $3 billion of real estate in New York City; Los Angeles; Chicago; Columbus, OH; Boston and Washington, DC.

Mr. Rose is best known for real estate projects such as Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio (developed in partnership with L Brands Founder, Chairman and CEO Les Wexner). Easton is recognized as the model for modern “town square” communities that feature retail, office buildings, restaurants and entertainment venues.  In 2003, he oversaw a joint venture with IAC for the company’s headquarters overlooking the High Line in Manhattan, which ushered in a period of massive development on the Far West Side of Manhattan and also helped spur redevelopment of the neighboring High Line. Mr. Rose also redeveloped significant portions of the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Los Angeles and led a major renovation program at Madison Square Garden (Gulf & Western at the time) that increased revenues by adding luxury suites and amenities, as well as restructuring the venue’s concessions and seating.

The editorial boards of both The New York Times and the New York Post recognized Mr. Rose for leading the rehabilitation of Bryant Park and spearheading numerous high-profile projects on behalf of the New York Public Library. He served 31 years on the New York Public Library Board of Trustees, including two tenures as Chairman of the Board, where he led the creation of the $100 million Science, Industry and Business Library and the renovation of the Main Reading Room in the flagship 42nd Street Branch. Mr. Rose was a driving force behind the restoration of Bryant Park, which sits adjacent to the Main Branch of the NYPL and was previously known as “Needle Park” prior to Mr. Rose’s intervention. Mr. Rose also developed three charter high schools pro bono that were funded by The Robin Hood Foundation and currently serve 2,600 students annually (KIPP in the South Bronx and in Brooklyn, Achievement First and Uncommon Schools).  

Mr. Rose has served on the boards of NYU Medical Center, Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, CUNY Graduate Center and The Wexner Center for the Arts. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and received an honorary degree from the City University of New York in 1989.   

In 2000, Mr. Rose married the actress Candice Bergen. He was previously married to his late wife, Jill, with whom he has two children, Wendi and Andrew.