Director and Founder, Program in Real Estate (retired)
Cornell University
Founder & Former President
Abrams Benisch Riker, Inc.
Robert H. Abrams, Trustee joined the Board in 2009 and has been the HR & Compensation Chair since 2018. He is currently on the Investment and HR committees and formerly served as Audit Committee Chair. Mr. Abrams was the founding director of the Program in Real Estate at Cornell University. He was previously President of Abrams Benisch Riker, Inc. a leading real estate management and leasing firm in New York City. Earlier in his career he served as Executive Vice President of the Cross and Brown Company. He serves on the Board of the Sirus Fund which is funding low income housing in New York City. Mr. Abrams is a Trustee Emeritus and Presidential Counselor at Cornell. Abrams received a B.S. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.