Scott Rechler is the chairman and chief executive officer of RXR, one of the largest owners, managers, and developers of real estate and infrastructure in the New York metropolitan region.
With an aggregate gross asset value of $20.8 billion, comprising approximately 26.5 million square feet of commercial properties and a multifamily residential portfolio of approximately 7,100 units under operation or development, RXR seeks to build and create stronger communities within its buildings and the areas in which it operates. As chairman and CEO, Mr. Rechler believes that RXR's success is inextricably linked to the health and vitality of the broader community.
From 2011 to 2016, Mr. Rechler served as vice chairman of the board of commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. From 2017 to 2019, he served as a member of the board of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
In addition to his role at RXR, Mr. Rechler currently serves as chair of the Regional Plan Association and as trustee and vice chair of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), chair of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and member of the board of trustees at Northwell Health, and a member of the advisory board of the Schack Institute of Real Estate at NYU. Mr. Rechler also serves as co-chair of the board of the Tribeca Film Institute, and on the boards of the Drum Major Institute and the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Mr. Rechler is a graduate of Clark University and New York University's Schack Institute of Real Estate.