Michael Kelleher Director of Asset Mgmt. Federal Realty Investment Trust
Name: Michael Kelleher
Title: Director of Asset Management
Company: Federal Realty Investment Trust
Location: Boston
Birthplace and year: Miami, Fla., 1961
Family: Wife, Robyn; daughters: Marissa and Makayla; sons: Michael and Marcus
College: Greenfield Community College
First job outside of real estate: Retail with Foot Locker
First job in real estate or allied field: Operations manager for the Mall of New Hampshire
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I direct and oversee the company's Massachusetts properties and will be doing so as we grow.
Hobbies: Golf, beach, travel
Favorite book: "Tuesdays With Morrie"
Favorite movie: "Remember the Titans"
Person you admire most (outside of family): Steve Karp
Key to success: Stay focused to ensure actions meet goals and objectives.
If you had to choose another vocation what would it be? Work helping the homeless
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.