Rick Marek

Rick Marek is an experienced real estate professional currently serving as Vice Chairman at HelmsleySpear since May 2021. Previously, Rick held the position of Principal at Avison Young from August 2018 to January 2021 and served as President of The Vortex Group, LLC from January 2003 to August 2018. Rick's extensive career began at Julien J. Studley, Inc., where Rick was a Partner from September 1968 until December 2002. Rick's educational background includes a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Syracuse University's Martin J. Whitman School of Management, earned in 1968, and a Bachelor's degree from Hiram College, completed in 1966.