Mr. Robinson is a senior commercial real estate professional with extensive REIT, bulge-bracket, and middle- market experience in capital markets, investment banking, and credit analysis. Mr. Robinson is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance at the Schack Institute of Real Estate, where he is also Program Coordinator for the Finance & Investment curriculum and Director of the REIT Center. Additionally, Mr. Robinson is a Managing Director and co-head of real estate investment banking at Oberon Securities.
Mr. Robinson’s teaching portfolio currently includes Real Estate Capital Markets, REIT Securities Analysis, and the Applied Project in Finance & Investment. He has previously taught Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Corporate Finance, and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities. His oversight of the REIT Center allows him to introduce graduate students to the dynamic and fast-paced intersection of Wall Street and real estate, through student-generated content and industry events.
Mr. Robinson’s prior professional positions include being a key member of the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Citigroup, a senior analytical role in the Real Estate Finance Group at Standard & Poor’s, as well as positions at Macquarie Capital (sell-side equity research), Advanced Real Estate Services (acquisitions), and BRT Realty Trust (financing). He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: MNR), Full Stack Modular, and YCrib.
Mr. Robinson received a Bachelor of Science with dual concentrations in Biology and Economics and a minor in Accounting, from the University of California, Riverside, and a Master of Science in Real Estate Finance from New York University. He also FINRA licensed (79, 63, and 7) and a New York State Real Estate Broker.
Mr. Robinson, a Southern California native and long-time New York City resident, is an avid global traveler, snowboarder, and competitive ultra-distance mountain bike racer.