Pamela Liebman
Senior Vice President, NRT LLC
President & CEO, The Corcoran Group

Pamela Liebman has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Corcoran Group, the country’s premier residential real estate company, since 2000. In that capacity, she oversees the day-to-day operations of the company, gives direction to Corcoran’s fifty-five managers and 2500 employees, and focuses the projects of a corporation that has sales of more than $8.5 billion annually. Her rise to the Presidency insures proven energetic leadership tempered by wisdom and experience as the company enters the 21st century.

Shortly after joining The Corcoran Group as a broker in 1985, Pamela’s talents were rewarded when she was named Director of the company’s first Downtown office. Under her guidance, that office grew from twelve to over seventy agents and became the major force in the renaissance of residential Manhattan south of 14th Street. That experience led to her partnership in the corporation in 1990 and to her pivotal role as founding partner of the company’s Marketing Division, the branch of Corcoran that works with building developers to strategically market new properties from their inception. With Pamela at the helm, Marketing grew into an entity that produced over $1 billion in total sales and redefined the way The Corcoran Group does business.

Her leadership and business acumen resulted in her selection as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2000. In 2001, Pamela spearheaded the negotiations that resulted in the successful acquisition of The Corcoran Group by NRT, the nation’s largest real estate brokerage and a subsidiary of Cendant Corporation. The sale marked a significant shift in the New York real estate community as Manhattan’s largest privately-held residential brokerage firm became NRT’s stepping stone into the New York City market. With the acquisitions of East Hampton, NY-based Cook Pony Farm and Paulette Koch Real Estate of Palm Beach in 2003, The Corcoran Group expanded its presence into those key markets. Further acquisitions in 2004 – of McCann Coyner Clarke in Palm Beach, of Dayton-Halstead in the Hamptons and of Citi Habitats in New York City – transformed the company into the nation’s premiere luxury real estate firm and the latter cemented Corcoran’s position as New York City’s largest residential real estate entity.

Pamela was born in New York City, and studied at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and the European Business School in London. She has lectured at New York University, the 92nd Street Y, and the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and serves on numerous panels and committees, including REBNY’s Executive Committee and its Board of Governors. A nationally recognized market expert, she is frequently quoted as a real estate specialist by such leading news organizations as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, National Public Radio, and Bloomberg. In 2002, Crain’s named Pamela as one of the New York business world’s rising stars in its annual “40 Under 40” article; in 2003, The New York Post selected her as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in New York.

Pamela is a member of the Young President’s Organization, a founding board member of the Wipe Out Leukemia Forever Foundation – an institution that raises money to support pediatric leukemia research – and serves on the board of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For her various social contributions, she has been honored by such organizations as the Child Development Center of the Hamptons, Get Organized New York – The Fund for Public Schools, and the University of Massachusetts Alumni Association. She is married to Dr. Michael Krouse and is the mother of two young daughters.

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