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Real estate developer. Experienced investor.
As a child, growing up in Detroit, MI, learned computers and excelled in math at an early age. Aspired to be an architect and worked part-time in the family real estate business. However, in college, turned focus towards finance. After graduate school, went to Wall Street as an investment banker. Initial career focus was real estate finance, then became a hedge fund manager. Invested primarily in public companies, across a wide range of industries, especially technology. Also took selected equity positions in private companies. After a successful career, left money management to return to real estate.
Married with 5 children.
Active in various charitable organizations, such as Community Learning Center, Clearwater, FL (Chairman of the Board); New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Fund, New York, NY (Former Chairman); Vail Film Festival, Vail, CO (Advisory Board); Clearwater Academy International, Clearwater, FL (Advisory Board).


Here is an interesting story about Ron Pollack's Grandpa Max. It goes over how his Grandpa was very influential in his life. Also how he directed Ron's interest into investing into technology. It also mentions a little bit of investing advice his grandfather was able to share with him.

Ron’s grandfather was an avid investor. Having fled to America from Russia as a young child, he eventually became a successful businessman and retired early. He then put all his money into stocks. Max liked blue chips. He was proud to own pieces in some of the largest companies in the world. And while he was a small investor in those companies, they were a big part of his life. “Boeing,” he would tell everyone he would meet. “You have to buy Boeing. Commercial jet travel is the wave of the future, and you can be a part of it. Buy Boeing.” He also owned US Steel, JP Morgan, GM, etc. He was the classic long-term investor, and he did very well. But Max also loved the market. Every day, he would check the stock quotes in the newspaper; every week he would read Barron’s; and he never missed an episode of “Wall Street Week with Louis Rukheyser.” And every day, he would “go to the office,” that is his local stockbroker, which was just a short drive from his condo complex. Of all Max’s grandchildren, Ron was the only one who had interest in finance and the markets; so when Ron would come to Florida to visit, he would share in Max’s rituals. Ron can still recall the nearby Shearson office. A bunch of old men would sit there, watching the ticker tape up on the wall (there was no CNBC, no Etrade, no Bloomberg, no Internet.) Max would walk in with his grandson, and proudly announce “He goes to Yale” (or later “to Harvard” or later “works at Goldman Sachs.) And then they’d all talk for a while, while the men told stories about their lives, their families and their favorite stocks. Invariably, one of the old men would ask Ron for his favorite pick. “Boeing, of course,” he’d reply. And his grandfather, somewhat bent with old age, would suddenly stand up a bit taller, and with a twinkle in his eye, give an approving smile.

Ron's Grandfather Max was always very proud of his grandson. He shared a special bond with him as he was the only grandchild to take interest in Grandpa Max's profession. They were able to share investment and stock strategies. Max was never shy to boast about his grandson's accomplishments. I am sure after checking out some of his other profiles and articles you can easily see why.

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RonPollack Having Dinner In New York With My Old Friend, Mr. Ron Pollack, Part 2 0 Mar 27 2009, 6:06 PM EDT by RonPollack
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Shortly after I saw Harry, I met "Doug", a gentleman that runs a small firm catering to hedge funds. I immediately thought of Harry and I put the two of them together. It went well because Doug gave Harry a trial run, and Harry did very well. During his first couple of phone calls about some old accounts, he found a big order and it increased from then on.

Now after only 4 months on the job, Harry is one of Doug’s top producers. Thus, it was no surprise to see Harry beaming when we met for dinner. He’s making money, good money and having a blast. I was elated. Then Harry announced that dinner would be his treat, in fact he said, “Ron Pollack I am going to treat you every time you come to NYC!I was already happy because we were eating at one of the great steakhouses in the City.

,“Every day we’ve been hearing stories of doom and gloom like the end of Wall Street, the end of hedge funds, the end of the world as we know it,toward the end of the evening, I asked Harry this question. While events have proven disorienting, I'd be interested in hearing your opinions, given the success that you have enjoyed.Ron, there are a lot of people hurting right now and I truly feel for them, but I am living proof that if you’re good at what you do, have the willingness to work hard and apply yourself and are realistic in your expectations, you can make it and even flourish in times like these,His answer was refreshing and went something like this, he said. I’m not getting paid what I used to but I have nothing to complain about. People like us are fighters, we’re survivors and there’s business to be done. There will always be business to be done for those who find a way to be productive.Here's to my friend Harry! Keep showing us how it’s done. Ron Pollack, signing off for now.
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RonPollack Having Dinner In New York With My Old Friend, Mr. Ron Pollack, Part 1 0 Mar 27 2009, 6:05 PM EDT by RonPollack
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I was in NYC recently, meeting with a potential institutional client for my new hedge fund. Following the meeting, I met up with an old acquaintance, whom I will mention as "Harry", for supper.

Harry is a “Sales Trader”, someone who executes order for institutional customers like hedge funds and mutual funds. He had an extremely successful career, and used to cover me, I was one of his accounts, in my “Ron Pollack Bulldog Days”. He retired or took a break from trading around the same time I did in 2004, but we continued to stay in touch with one another.

Harry had various business adventures after leaving Wall Street as did I, some were unrewarding, others were outright unprofitable. After this, Harry began to miss the game and questioned me about returning to trading. Indeed I missed it too. In early 2008 I informed him I would return to managing money; he was thrilled and was eager to get back into it also.
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RonPollack VAIL VALLEY FOUNDATION 0 Nov 24 2008, 3:40 PM EST by RonPollack
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In 2002, Ron Pollack and his family became part-time residents of Vail, Colorado. Ron became involved with the Vail Valley Foundation, a non-profit organization whose purpose is to enhance and sustain the quality of life in the Vail Valley of Colorado.

While in Vail, Ron acted as Chairman for two fund raisers for the New York Rescue Workers Detoxification Project. In partnership with the Vail Valley Foundation, he sponsored a performance of the “The Guys,” at the Vilar Center for the Arts in Beaver Creek. This acclaimed play focus on a fire chief struggling to prepare eulogies for all his men who were lost at the WTC. For the second, he worked with the Bravo Vail Valley Music Festival on an event held in conjunction with a performance by the New York Philharmonic at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. Both fundraisers were successful and resulted in a number of additional rescue workers being sponsored to go through the detoxification program.

The Vail-sponsored firefighter stated after completing his detoxification program “I have regained an energy level that I haven’t had for years! My memory is back and I sleep 8 hours every night without waking up every 2 hours. I am pain free and no longer have my “WTC cough”. I am no longer angry and short tempered. For me, the program was a HUGE success! I can’t thank Ron, the Vail Valley Foundation and the staff of the project enough for this incredible gift, MY HEALTH!”
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