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Owners Developers & Managers
Posted: March 4, 2009
Richard Beal 2009
Name: Richard P. Beal
Title: Vice President - BOMA Boston President
Company: A.W. Perry, Inc.
Location: 20 Winthrop Square, Boston, Mass.
Place of Birth and Year: Boston, Mass. -1963
Family: Wife Erica, Daughter Perry, 18, Sons Max 16, and Nick 9
College: Wesleyan University, BA, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MS
First Job Unrelated to your current field: Asst. Football/Asst. Lacrosse Coach, Wesleyan University
First Job in current field: Assistant to building superintendent during summers in high school
What Your Firm Does Now and Its Plans for the Future: Currently: Commercial property ownership, management and development. Future: Continuing with the same principles in this area that has allowed AW Perry to be a fixture in Boston real estate for 125 years.
Hobbies: coaching, skiing, boating
Keys to Success: Hard work, love what you do
Person(s) You Most Admire (outside of family): Bill Belichick
If You Had To Choose a Different Profession, What Would It Be? College football coach
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