MaryAnne Gilmartin

MaryAnne Gilmartin is president and chief executive officer of Forest City Ratner Companies, Forest City’s New York office. Gilmartin has been point person in the development of some of the most high-profile real estate projects in New York City. She led the efforts to build Barclays Center, the new state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue and the centerpiece of Pacific Park Brooklyn, a 22-acre mixed-use development. Gilmartin oversaw the development of The New York Times Building, designed by world renowned architect Renzo Piano and New York by Gehry, the tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere, designed by award-winning architect Frank Gehry. In addition to these projects, Gilmartin has managed the commercial portfolio at MetroTech Center in Downtown Brooklyn, which consists of 6.7 million square feet of Class A office space.

She is a board trustee for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, a member of the board of governors of the Real Estate Board of New York, and a member of the Industry Advisory Board of the MS Real Estate Development Program at Columbia University. Most recently, she was named co-chair of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and to the board of directors of the Jefferies Group LLC, a global investment banking firm.