Friday, December 5, 2008

Ron Pollack: Fascinating Life and Work Experiences

By Gavin James

While searching the web I stumbled upon a profile of this highly self accomplished guy, Ron Pollack.I felt compelled to write about the extraordinary accomplishments in his life, after checking out some articles on his other profiles, like MySpace, VOX and Tumblr. I was reading articles about what has been done to help our September 11th Rescue Workers.

At an early age he excelled in computers and math growing up in Detroit, MI. After High School Ron graduated from Yale and decided to join his families history in Real Estate. Longing to become an Architect he continued his education at Harvard. While attending this great University he decided to major in Business and Law and direct his attention towards Finances. After graduation he decided to join the unpredictable world of Wall Street as an Investment Banker. He soon became a Hedge Fund Manager. Specializing in Short-Sales or "Hedge Funds" he invested in public and private companies alike. He picked up a few investment tips from his Grandpa Max who, prior to the internet boom, always said, "Invest in Boeing!". This influenced his favor towards investments in technology throughout his career. Just like any investor he had his ups and downs with allot of "technology hype" that ended up not working out. Other investments that he worked on to Short Sell worked out very well for him. Like others before him, after a great career, he went back to his roots in Real Estate.

Today, he dabbles in a good combination of both, and is currently busying himself by investing and managing the development of state-of-the-art condos Downtown Clearwater Florida. Yet while Ron is well educated and experienced, he is also extremely humble and humane. The charity work that he did for our New York Rescue Workers after 9/11 is especially indicative of his compassion. This is not to negate from the work that he has done; it is widely acknowledge that he is active in several other charitable foundations. However, his work for our Rescue Workers is remarkable because 9/11 affected all of us, whether directly or indirectly. 9/11 instilled in us a sense of uncertainty about our country's stability and safety. We are fortunate that people like Ron helped to give us a sense that we could pull together to overcome any obstacle. Indeed, some of the stories of the Rescue Workers affected me quite profoundly. In fact, anyone who has dealt with a long illness--whether they are battling the illness themselves or helping a loved one deal with it--can relate to the Resue Workers.

Ron Pollack continues to give his time to various foundations and charities. He's a really well rounded guy, while being passionate about his work and other's well being. Ron is dedicated to his family and those around him, with the background and the know how to see his company (and others) to new heights and thrive in the world marketplace. - 16955

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