2016 Young Leader of the Year – Ben Gerber
Ben Gerber – Vice President, Finance, The Related Group
ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean was proud to name Ben Gerber, Vice President of Finance for The Related Group as the 2016 Young Leader of the Year
Since joining Related Group as vice president of finance in 2003, Ben Gerber has been responsible for the restructuring of project and land financing totaling over $1.8 billion and has coordinated the closing of over $2.5 billion in commercial real estate loans. Ben is also in charge of the origination and management of A&D loans as well end loan mortgage operations for Related Group.
Ben began his career with Related Group as a financial analyst, in charge of performing asset management functions for a 3,000-unit rental portfolio and creating financial models to evaluate future investment opportunities for the company.
Ben currently volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Miami-Dade where he serves as a mentor to teenage inner-city youth and is an active participant of the Urban Land Institute, Greater Miami Jewish Federation, United Way, and the Dolphins Cycling Challenge. He was also featured on the 2014 South Florida Business Journal 40 under 40 list.