Andrew L Farkas

Chairman and CEO of Island Capital Group, C-III Capital Partners; founded Insignia Financial Group

Andrew L. Farkas founded Island Capital Group LLC in May 2003 and is its Managing Member, Chairman and CEO. Mr. Farkas was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Insignia Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: IFS), a global real estate services company that he founded in 1990 and was merged with CB Richard Ellis in July 2003 to form the world's largest commercial real estate services company. In its heyday, Insignia was the largest owner and operator of multifamily residential housing and among the largest owners and operators of commercial space in the United States, owning, controlling or managing approximately 350,000 apartments and over 200 million square feet of commercial space. The portfolio had a gross capitalization in excess of $10 billion. Immediately subsequent to Mr. Farkas’ merging of Insignia with CBRE in 2003, he founded Island Capital Group, a real estate merchant banking firm specializing in real estate investing, real estate operating businesses and real estate securities. Island presently owns controlling interests in a number of businesses which manage, in the aggregate, in excess of $180 billion of assets. Among these are C-III Capital Partners, one of the largest CMBS investors and Special Servicers in the US., and Island Global Yachting, the leading owner and operator of yachting oriented resorts in the western hemisphere. Mr. Farkas is an avid philanthropist, sailor and cook. He is a supporter of and involved in The Fresh Air Fund, Playwrights of New York (PONY), The Arthur Miller Foundation, NARAL, the ASPCA, AMFAR, The Doe Fund, The Young Women’s Leadership Network, Trinity School, Harvard University and various other health, education and welfare oriented charities. He serves as Graduate Chairman of the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 (www.hastypudding.org). The Hasty Pudding Institute resides at Farkas Hall, one of the primary performing arts centers at Harvard University, so named in connection with a major gift given to the University by Mr. Farkas. Mr. Farkas received a B.A. degree from Harvard University in 1982, where he majored in economics.

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Cesar L Alvarez	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al D’Amato, Bill Richardson, Bill Bradley, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Mitt Romney, Robert Abrams, Max Baucus
Anita Bekenstein	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Mitt Romney, Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Hickenlooper For Colorado, John W Hickenlooper
Nelson Peltz	Joel Hyatt, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Chuck Schumer, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, Al Gore, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Melinda R Katz, Andrew Cuomo, Robert Abrams, Max Baucus, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
David Stern	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Bob Dole, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Jeanne Shaheen, Robert Abrams, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine
John Koza	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John Edwards, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, New York State Democratic Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Max Baucus, Eric T Schneiderman, Richard Blumenthal, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Charles Merinoff	Bob Kerrey, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John Edwards, Al D’Amato, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Joseph E Driscoll, New York State Democratic Committee, Gary S Trauner, Mitt Romney, George E Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Robert Abrams, Eric T Schneiderman, Richard Blumenthal, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee
Stephen Malkin	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, J.B. Pritzker, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Jeanne Shaheen
Kate Capshaw	Bob Kerrey, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ted Kennedy, Frank Lautenberg, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John Edwards, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Hakeem Jeffries, Hickenlooper For Colorado, John W Hickenlooper
Vernon E Jordan Jr	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John Edwards, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Jeanne Shaheen, Max Baucus, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Hakeem Jeffries
Micah Green	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al D’Amato, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Gary S Trauner, Jeanne Shaheen, Max Baucus, Tim Kaine
Agnes Varis	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Richard Shelby, John Edwards, Robert Guy Torricelli, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Al Gore, J.B. Pritzker, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Jonathan Scott Miller, New York State Democratic Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Robert Abrams, Max Baucus
Bert Carp	Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez, Chuck Schumer, Ernest Frederick Hollings, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Forward Together PAC, Jeanne Shaheen, George E Pataki, Max Baucus, Tim Kaine
Joshua Bekenstein	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, George W Bush, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Forward Together PAC, Mitt Romney, Jeanne Shaheen, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, Hickenlooper For Colorado, John W Hickenlooper
James M Orphanides	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Al D’Amato, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Mitt Romney, Jeanne Shaheen, George E Pataki, Andrew Cuomo, Alan Hevesi, Eric T Schneiderman, Christine C Quinn, Kathleen Rice, NYS Senate Republican Campaign Committee, Charlie King
Cynthia Friedman	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Rahm Emanuel, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Jonathan Scott Miller, Forward Together PAC, Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine
Eugene M Grant	Joel Hyatt, Evan Bayh, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Chuck Schumer, John Edwards, Al D’Amato, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Gary S Trauner, Mitt Romney, Melinda R Katz, Robert Abrams
Alfonso Fanjul, Jr.	Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Robert Guy Torricelli, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Joseph E Driscoll, Max Baucus, Hakeem Jeffries
George J Tsunis	Evan Bayh, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Al D’Amato, Bill Richardson, Republican National Committee, Rudy Giuliani, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Friends of Schumer, Democratic National Committee, Maloney for Congress, New York State Democratic Committee, Forward Together PAC, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Bill de Blasio, Hakeem Jeffries
Beth Dozoretz	Joel Hyatt, Bob Kerrey, Evan Bayh, Maria Cantwell, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tom Harkin, Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Frank Lautenberg, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Robert Guy Torricelli, Al D’Amato, Bill Richardson, Al Gore, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, Carol Moseley Braun, Jeanne Shaheen, Max Baucus
Vincent Roberti Sr	Maria Cantwell, Ben Cardin, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John Kerry, Carolyn Maloney, Bob Menendez, Barack Obama, Chuck Schumer, Bill Richardson, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic National Committee, New York State Democratic Committee, Jeanne Shaheen, Andrew Cuomo, Cyrus Vance Jr, Kathleen Rice, Richard Blumenthal, Tim Kaine, David I Weprin, Bill de Blasio, Hakeem Jeffries

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Andrew L Farkas

Chairman and CEO of Island Capital Group, C-III Capital Partners; founded Insignia Financial Group

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