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Posted: July 11, 2008
Howard Katz President/CEO The Katz Companies
Name: Howard Katz
Title: President/CEO
Company: The Katz Companies
Location: 37 Harvard St., Suite 8, Worcester, Mass. 01609
Birthplace and year: Worcester, Mass. - 1958
College: B.A. Clark University, Harvard, American University Law School
First job in current field: Commercial real estate management
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Now: President/CEO of major regional commercial real estate firm which was established in 1915: Massachusetts, Connecticut and U.K. Future: Spending more time with family and friends.
Hobbies: My 1977 Morgan Plus 8, Formula One motor racing, horses
Favorite book: Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich
Favorite movie: The Golden Boys
Person you Admire: Sir Richard Branson
Keys to success: Innovation and demand
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? Formula One race car driver
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