Ira J. Gumberg is President and Chief Executive Officer of J. J. Gumberg Co. He also is a director of Gumberg Global, an international concern through which Gumberg engages in global real estate development.

Mr. Gumberg leads a fully integrated organization that focuses on the acquisitionand development of investment-grade real estate within the retail and commercial sectors. As a third-generation leader, he has been instrumental in growing the 85-year-old, privately held company through the careful analysis of retail trends, the recruitment and development of a highly experienced executive team and the ability to act decisively in order to maximize new growth opportunities.

Under Mr. Gumberg’s leadership, Gumberg launched its retail property division in 1977. Since that time, the company’s retail properties have showcased more than 1,000 select retailers, generating aggregate sales in excess of $2 billion annually. The company recently expanded internationally and has undertaken an ambitious strategy in India where it is developing Western-style regional malls throughout the subcontinent.

Mr. Gumberg’s extensive background and proven leadership experience has been recognized by numerous corporations and organizations. Most recently, he served on the Board of Mellon Financial Corporation from 1989 until 2007, where he was a member of the Executive Committee and chaired the Compensation and Audit Committees.

In addition, he is Board Trustee and a member of the Audit Committee of Carnegie Mellon University; Trustee of the University of Pittsburgh, where he serves on the Health Sciences and Budget Committees; and Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Gumberg also is involved in a variety of philanthropic activities with a particular focus on higher education. Through the Ira J. Gumberg Family Foundation, charitable donations have been made to such institutions as Georgetown University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.

Additionally, in 2011, Mr. Gumberg delivered the commencement address for the University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration. (Please click here for a full copy of his remarks.)

Mr. Gumberg earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1975 and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business, AMP.

He is married to Anita P. Courcoulas, M.D., who serves as Professor of Surgery and Chief of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at UPMC. They have four children.

In addition, he is Board Trustee and a member of the Audit Committee of Carnegie Mellon University; Trustee of the University of Pittsburgh, where he serves on the Health Sciences and Budget Committees; and Chairman of the Board of Visitors of the University of Pittsburgh Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business.

Mr. Gumberg also is involved in a variety of philanthropic activities with a particular focus on higher education. Through the Ira J. Gumberg Family Foundation, charitable donations have been made to such institutions as Georgetown University, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh.

Additionally, in 2011, Mr. Gumberg delivered the commencement address for the University of Pittsburgh, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and College of Business Administration. (Please click here for a full copy of his remarks.)

Mr. Gumberg earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Pittsburgh in 1975 and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Business, AMP.

He is married to Anita P. Courcoulas, M.D., who serves as Professor of Surgery and Chief of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery at UPMC. They have four children.