Jerry Speyer is chairman of Tishman Speyer. He is one of two founding partners of the company, which was formed in 1978.

Mr. Speyer is chairman of the Museum of Modern Art and vice chairman of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He is the former chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, chairman emeritus of the trustees of Columbia University, chairman emeritus of the Real Estate Board of New York, chair emeritus of the Partnership for New York City, and past president of the board of trustees of the Dalton School. Mr. Speyer’s other board affiliations include Yankee Global Enterprises and the Economic Club of New York. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Speyer graduated from Columbia College in 1962 and Columbia Business School in 1964.