Name:
Ken Olson - 2002
Title:
Managing member
Company:
Poko Partners, LLC
Location:
225 Westchester Ave., Port Chester, NY
Birthplace:
Queens, NY; 1959
Family: Wife, Pamela; children, Jordan 8, Spencer 2 ½
College: University of Buffalo, Economics; minor, German Lt.: Jazz History
First job outside of real estate: Mortgage and lease equipment finance, Frontier Capital
First job in real estate or allied field: Construction lending, bank lending/ investment analyst/ mortgage broker – Bear Stearns
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Real estate development, including multifamily housing and office buildings; recreational real estate. Continue with more of the same – looking all over the country for more projects.
Hobbies: Sailing, playing guitar, spending time with family
Favorite book: “The Fourth Hand” by John Irving
Favorite movie: “The Shipping News”
Person you most admire (outside of family): Alan Weissman of Weissman Management, Lowell Rabinowitz, bank lending
Keys to success: Relentless pursuit of one’s goals
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Musician