Name: Joseph Harbert
Title: President, Eastern Region (including Fairfield County)
Company: Colliers International
Location: New York, N.Y.
Birthplace: New York
Family: Two sons, 8 and 11
College: SI State (BA), NYU (MA), City College of N.Y. (MA), City University of N.Y. Graduate School (Master of Philosophy and PhD)
First job unrelated to your current field: Selling hotdogs at Columbia University football game
First job in current field: Deputy Director of Real Estate, Metropolitan Transit Authority
What your firm does now and its plans for the future? We are the third largest real estate firm in the world. Our plans for the future include being known as the best.
Hobbies: Tennis, music
Favorite novel: "Rabbit Run" by John Updike
Favorite film: "Back to the Future"
Keys to success: Listening skills, compassion and hard work
Person you admire most (outside of family): Colin Powell
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Organizational development consultant
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