Experience

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  Simon Jawitz Advisory LLC

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • Founder

    • Feb 2024 - Present
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

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  The CenterCap Group

  • Member of the Board of Advisors

    • Nov 2023 - Present

    The CenterCap Group, LLC is a boutique investment bank providing strategic advisory, capital-raising and consulting services to private and public sector companies and fund managers across the real estate industry. The firm’s senior leadership has been involved in more than $400 billion of M&A and capital markets transactions. The firm offers its clients new ideas, unwavering objectivity, in-depth industry knowledge, extensive transactional experience, and widespread relationships.

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  Hofstra University

  • Hempstead, New York, United States

  • Adjunct Faculty

    • Jul 2023 - Present
    • Hempstead, New York, United States

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  Common

  • New York

  • Chief Financial Officer / Chief Investment Officer

    • Jul 2015 - Sep 2022
    • New York

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  Bank Leumi USA

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Board of Directors

    • Mar 2014 - Apr 2022
    • Greater New York City Area

    Member of the Executive Committee of the BoardChairman of the Risk Management, Investment and Compliance Committee of the BoardMember of the Loan Committee of the BoardMember of the Board of Leumi Investment Services Inc.

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  Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University

  • Hempstead, New York

  • Special Professor of Law

    • Apr 2015 - Dec 2017
    • Hempstead, New York

    ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR LAWYERS

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  Zarb School of Business, Hofstra University

  • Hempstead, New York

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Dep't of Finance

    • Apr 2012 - May 2016
    • Hempstead, New York

    Introduction to Corporate Finance(For Non-Finance Majors)Taught in the Hofstra University Undergraduate Honors College

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  Growth Philanthropy Network

  • New York, NY

  • Board Member & Senior Advisor

    • Dec 2008 - Sep 2015
    • New York, NY

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  Fifth Avenue Equity LLC

  • Greater New York City Area

  • President

    • May 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Greater New York City Area

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  Sierra Real Estate

  • Senior Managing Director

    • Feb 2013 - Apr 2014

    Focus on acquisitions of both residential and commercial (office and retail) properties for the firm and its clients, as well as financing issues related to all facets of the real estate business.

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  Intellistem Orthopaedic Innovations

  • Philadelphia, Pa

  • Chief Executive Officer

    • 2006 - 2008
    • Philadelphia, Pa

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  Velius LLC

  • Great Neck, New York

  • President and Chief Operating Officer

    • 2001 - 2006
    • Great Neck, New York

    Biopharmaceutical company with consumer brands, prescription pharmaceuticals, animal health drugs and drug development research.www.Veliuspharm.com

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  Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette

  • Hong Kong

  • Managing Director and Head of Asia Capital Markets

    • Mar 1998 - Dec 2000
    • Hong Kong

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  Goldman Sachs

  • New York and Hong Kong

  • Head of Private Finance, Leveraged Loan Origination and Asia Debt Syndicate

    • May 1991 - Mar 1998
    • New York and Hong Kong

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  J.P. Morgan

  • London, UK

  • Managing Director and Head of European Debt Capital Markets

    • Jun 1986 - May 1991
    • London, UK

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  Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

  • New York

  • Associate, Tax Department

    • Dec 1980 - May 1986
    • New York

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  United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

  • Brooklyn, New York

  • Law Clerk to the Hon. Jacob Mishler, Chief Judge

    • Sep 1978 - Aug 1980
    • Brooklyn, New York