Scott Weiss is an acclaimed author, entrepreneur, and former Wall Street trader. Scott was born in Illinois and grew up in northern New Jersey. After graduating high school, he attended Brandeis University where he studied philosophy. After college, Scott moved to San Francisco where he worked as an investment banker at KPMG Peat Marwick for nearly three years
Scott then moved back to New York, and joined the Wall Street trading desk at Bear Stearns and later Lehman Brothers. During this time he attended Columbia University and received his MBA from Columbia Business School. After leaving Wall Street, Scott became an entrepreneur and started two companies: a social networking company called Feedster; and a real estate investment firm called Equity Capital Partners (ECP).
In 2009, Scott started a new venture with former Bear Stearns partner, Steve Siegel. Together they founded the real estate development firm Citicorp Development & Management (CDM). The firm has built several residential developments in Brooklyn including the Kaufman Astoria Studios; One Brooklyn Bridge Park; and Empire Outlets Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Nothing helps make a leader more approachable than admitting your struggles, screw-ups and behind-the-scenes thinking on hard calls. If the leader makes this a priority, the whole company will be more open and methodical learning from failure.Scott Weiss
Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people.Scott Weiss
Trust leads to approachability and open communications.Scott Weiss
