Vornado Realty Trust

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Company Profile
Company Name Vornado Realty Trust
CEO Name Steven Roth
CEO Compensation $8,229,020
CEO Retirement Assets $26,636,463
Annual Company Revenue $2,915,665,000
Federal Lobbying/Political Donations ('09-'12*) $210,000
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2011 data unless otherwise noted.
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According to its website, Vornady Realty Trust is a publicly-owned, "fully-integrated real estate investment trust (REIT). Vornado is one of the largest owners and managers of commercial real estate in the United States… primarily located in the New York and Washington, DC Area."[1]Vornado Realty Trust was originally formed from Two Guys, a discount store chain founded in 1947.[2] The company is headquartered in New York, New York.[1]

In 2011, Vornado Realty Trust reported $2,915,665,000 in total revenues.[3]

Ties to Pete Peterson's "Fix the Debt"

The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." Vornado Realty Trust is part of the Campaign to Fix the Debt as of February 2013.

This article is part of the Center for Media and Democracy's investigation of Pete Peterson's Campaign to "Fix the Debt." Please visit our main SourceWatch page on Fix the Debt.

About Fix the Debt
The Campaign to Fix the Debt is the latest incarnation of a decades-long effort by former Nixon man turned Wall Street billionaire Pete Peterson to slash earned benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare under the guise of fixing the nation's "debt problem." Through a special report and new interactive wiki resource, the Center for Media and Democracy -- in partnership with the Nation magazine -- exposes the funding, the leaders, the partner groups, and the phony state "chapters" of this astroturf supergroup. Learn more at PetersonPyramid.org and in the Nation magazine.


Executive Management

As of January 2013[4]

  • Steven Roth: Chairman of the Board
  • Michael D. Fascitelli: President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Mark Falanga: President of the Merchandise Mart Division
  • Michael J. Franco: Executive Vice President- Co-head of Acquisitions and capital Markets
  • David R. Greenbaum: President of the New York Office Division
  • Joseph Macnow: Executive Vice President- Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
  • Mitchell N. Schear: President of Vorando/Charles E. Smith Washington, DC Office Divison
  • Wendy Silverstein: Executive Vice President- Co-Head of Acquisitions and Capital Markets

Contact Information

Executive/New York Office:[1]
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019

Phone: (212) 894-7000

Resources and articles

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Vorando Realty Trust", Accessed January 22, 2013.
  2. "Vornado Realty Trust History", Funding Universe, Accessed January 22, 2013.
  3. Vornado Realty Trust, "2011 Annual Report", organizational document, page 3.
  4. "Executive Management" Vornado Realty Trust, Accessed January 22, 2013.