MaryAnne Gilmartin

MaryAnne Gilmartin transitioned from Interim CEO to Director in March of 2021. She has served as a director at Mack-Cali since June 2019. She is the Founder and CEO of MAG Partners, a New York-based real estate development company she founded in 2020.

Prior to founding MAG Partners, MaryAnne was CEO of L&L MAG. After a successful two-year partnership, MaryAnne spun out of L&L MAG to launch her own firm.

Ms. Gilmartin previously served as President & CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, where she oversaw a period of game-changing ground-up development and managed its multimillion SF residential, commercial and retail portfolio.

In her tenure at Forest City Ratner Companies, Ms. Gilmartin spearheaded the development of some of the most high-profile real estate projects in New York City. She led the efforts to build Barclays Center, the state-of-the-art sports and entertainment venue and the centerpiece of the $4.9 billion, 22-acre mixed-use Pacific Park Brooklyn development. She also oversaw the development of The New York Times Building, designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano; New York by Gehry, designed by award winning architect Frank Gehry; and the Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech, a brand new office building that is a first-of-its-kind space for tech innovation, designed by Weiss/Manfredi on Roosevelt Island.

Ms. Gilmartin was appointed a member of the board of directors of the global investment banking firm Jefferies Group LLC in 2014.

She is also a civic leader in New York, serving as Chair Emeritus of the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, member of the Executive Committee of The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Vice Chair of New York Public Radio, member of the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of The Real Estate Board of New York, and part of the Industry Advisory Board of the MS Real Estate Development Program at Columbia University. In her role on the board, Ms. Gilmartin directs and advises WNYC’s real estate uses, including their broadcast studios.