News: Financial Digest
Posted: March 12, 2015
Professional Profile: Andrew Rosen, 2015
Name: Andrew Rosen
Title: President, Real Estate Finance Association
Company: Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Location: 225 Franklin St., Boston, MA
Birthplace and year: Fullerton, CA - late '50s
Family: Wife - Sherry; Son - Drew
College: UMass Amherst - BBA in Finance
First job in finance or allied field: Retail management training - Bank of New England
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Continue to offer members networking opportunities; make available educational programs; provide advocacy; grow & broaden membership.
Hobbies: Golf, ski, run
Favorite book: "Pillars of the Earth"
Favorite movie: "The Hundred Foot Journey"
Person you most emulate (outside of family): Warren Buffet
Key to success (one idea): Hard work, diligence, honesty
If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? Chef
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