Sector: Real Estate
Director information for EMPIRE STATE REALTY REIT INC TRUST (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony E. Malkin | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman of the Board and CEO | 63 | ["Real Estate Experience", "Investment Experience", "Target Tenant Industry Experience", "Executive Leadership", "Accounting Experience/Financial Literacy", "Human Capital Management Experience", "Energy and Environmental Sustainability Experience", "Risk Management Experience", "Public Company Board Experience", "Depth of knowledge about the real estate industry", "History of the company and assets", "Leader in existing building energy efficiency retrofits", "Oversaw project at the Empire State Building", "Development of standards for energy efficient installations", "Board member of APi Group Corporation", "Member of the Urban Land Institute", "Received BOMA\u2019s Henry J. Muller Achievement Award", "Bachelor\u2019s degree cum laude from Harvard College"] | ["Sustainability Policy Advisory Committee"] | 2026 |
| Christina Chiu | President | 45 | ["18-year career at Morgan Stanley", "Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Listed Real Assets Investing business", "Business development and capital raising efforts", "Institutional investor and consultant relationships", "Oversight of the day-to-day investing business", "Execution of strategic initiatives", "Real estate investment banking analyst on principal investing and advisory transactions", "B.S. in Finance and Accounting summa cum laude from NYU Stern School of Business"] | ["Real Estate Roundtable Real Estate Capital Policy Advisory Committee", "Nareit Advisory Board of Governors", "NYU Stern Real Estate Board of Advisors", "ULI Technology & Real Estate Council", "American Red Cross National Board of Governors"] | 2026 |
| Christina Van Tassell | Independent Director | 55 | ["Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of John Wiley & Sons, Inc.", "Chief Financial Officer at Dow Jones & Company, Inc.", "Chief Financial Officer at Xaxis", "Chief Financial Officer at Centurion Holdings LLC", "12-year tenure at PricewaterhouseCoopers", "Experience in global finance organizations", "Experience in digital media and commerce", "Extensive expertise in risk management"] | ["Audit", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| George L.W. Malkin | Director; President | 35 | ["Extensive real estate experience through family history with ESRT and management of Malkin Holdings", "Over a decade of experience overseeing investment strategy at Malkin Holdings and supporting private-equity growth initiatives at QMC Telecom", "Direct experience working within target tenant industries, including real estate, finance and consumer products", "President of Malkin Holdings", "Significant financial oversight experience leading key budgeting efforts while at Heinz", "Meaningful human capital management experience through leading teams across Malkin Holdings, QMC Telecom and Heinz during major operational transformations", "Valuable risk management insight from his leadership of major budgeting processes at Heinz"] | ["Finance"] | 2026 |
| Grant H. Hill | Independent Director; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors | 53 | ["Real Estate Experience", "Investment Experience", "Target Tenant Industry Experience", "Executive Leadership", "Digital Media and Commerce", "Human Capital Management Experience", "Public Company Board Experience"] | ["Finance", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Hannah Yang | Independent Director; Chief Growth and Customer Officer | 53 | ["Executive leadership skills", "Deep expertise in media and digital transformation", "Vast experience in media through The New York Times Company and the New England Media Group", "Experience with talent development and management"] | ["Finance", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| James D. Robinson IV | Independent Director; Founder and Managing Partner | 63 | ["Strong investment background as Founder and Managing Partner of RRE Ventures", "Extensive experience working with many startups and enterprises in the technology and finance industries", "Founder and Managing Partner, RRE Ventures", "Experience gained through investing in and managing numerous digital platforms", "Broad experience in the technology sector having served on the boards of more than 40 technology companies throughout his career", "Perspective gained from building a strong talent base at RRE Ventures over its 25-year history", "Expertise in risk management gained from investing and assessing technology companies and taking several of those companies public", "Public Company Board Experience Olo Inc. (NYSE: OLO) from 2008 to 2022"] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Patricia S. Han | Independent Director | 54 | ["Extensive experience in technology, digital media and ecommerce.", "Chief Executive Officer of Mistplay, Inc.", "Former Chief Executive Officer of MyFitnessPal.", "Former Chief Product Officer of Care.com.", "Former Chief Executive Officer of Daily Burn, Inc.", "Knowledge in technology industry gained through leadership roles.", "Expertise in digital media and commerce.", "Experience in cybersecurity and technology.", "Experience in human capital management.", "Public company board experience with Latch, Inc. and Nutrisystem, Inc."] | ["Compensation", "Finance", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Peter L. Malkin | Chairman Emeritus | 92 | ["Joined Malkin Holdings LLC in 1958", "Responsible for syndication and supervision of property acquisitions and operations", "Founding chairman and director of the Grand Central Partnership", "Longest serving board member of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts", "Bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Harvard College", "Law degree magna cum laude from Harvard Law School"] | ["Emeritus Council of Directors of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc.", "Dean\u2019s Council of the Harvard Kennedy School", "The Real Estate Council of the Metropolitan Museum of New York", "Global Wealth Management Advisory Committee of Bank of America", "Advisory Committee of the Greenwich Japanese School", "New York City Partnership", "Realty Foundation of New York"] | 2026 |
| R. Paige Hood | Independent Director | 67 | ["Over 32 years of experience in the real estate finance industry", "Valuable experience gained while Chief Investment Officer at PGIM Real Estate Finance", "Intensive real estate expertise gained during his more than three decades with PGIM Real Estate Finance", "Former Chief Investment Officer, PGIM Real Estate Finance", "Vast accounting and financial literacy experience garnered while with PGIM Real Estate Finance", "Experience in large company leadership as a former senior executive of PGIM Real Estate Finance", "Perspective on risk management challenges gained from his role as Chief Investment Officer at PGIM Real Estate Finance"] | ["Audit", "Finance (Chair)", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| S. Michael Giliberto | Independent Director | 75 | ["Extensive experience in real estate investment and finance through several industry cycles", "Consultant for several major real estate investment management firms", "Former Director of Portfolio Strategy and Senior Portfolio Manager at J.P. Morgan Asset Management", "Professor in the Real Estate and Urban Land Economics Department at Southern Methodist University", "Authored multiple publications about real estate investment performance, asset allocation and capital markets", "Adjunct professor at Columbia University\u2019s Graduate School of Business", "Served on the Real Estate Information Standards Board and Pension Real Estate Association"] | ["Audit (Chair)", "Finance", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Steven J. Gilbert | Lead Independent Director | 78 | ["extensive experience in corporate governance", "experience in activism, defense, bankruptcy and restructuring", "founder, CEO and CIO of Soros Capital", "Investment Advisor to Quantum Industrial Funds, Ltd.", "founder of Chemical Venture Partners and Gilbert Global Equity Partners", "acquired, merged and sold in excess of 135 companies", "transformation of many boards to current DEI and ESG standards", "board member of companies focused on sustainable development and electric vehicles", "legal background with practice at Goodwin Proctor", "served as Senior Tutor at Winthrop House and teaching assistant for Constitutional Law at Harvard", "Harvard Business School graduate", "transitioned to corporate finance at Morgan Stanley", "principal owner, Chairman and CEO of Lions Gate Films, Inc.", "writer and member of The Writer\u2019s Guild of America, East", "member of the Council on Foreign Relations", "Board of Governors of the Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies", "former Trustee at the Wharton School", "served on the Board of Trustees of NYU-Langone Hospital for over 20 years", "Principal liaison between Chairman and CEO and independent directors", "Presides at meetings with independent directors", "Identifies issues for board consideration", "Provides feedback to Chairman and CEO", "Solves conflicts among directors", "Reviews risk oversight matters", "Engages with shareholders"] | ["Compensation", "Finance", "Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
| Thomas P. Durels | Executive Vice President, Real Estate | 64 | ["oversees all real estate operations", "property redevelopment", "management and construction", "held similar roles since 1990", "supervised property acquisitions", "Assistant Vice President at Helmsley Spear, Inc.", "member of the Real Estate Board of New York", "member of the Urban Land Institute", "member of the Young Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Real Estate Association", "licensed real estate broker in New York and Connecticut", "Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University"] | ["acquisition", "sustainability"] | 2026 |
