Alumnus/Alumna of the Month
John N. "Janno" Lieber ('90)
Read an Interview
with John Lieber.
As senior vice president of World Trade Center Properties LLC,
John ("Janno") Lieber is responsible for management of all aspects
of the Silverstein organization's efforts to rebuild at the World
Trade Center site.
Prior to joining the Silverstein organization, Mr. Lieber served
as Senior Vice President of the Lawrence Ruben Company. In this
capacity, Mr. Lieber headed the company's public-private development
efforts, including the planned redevelopment of the Port Authority
Bus Terminal as part of a 1.45 million square foot retail and office
space project.
From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Lieber was an independent consultant specializing
in transportation and infrastructure issues. Among other projects,
he helped create the financial and legal structure for the $700
million-plus conversion of the James A. Farley Post Office Building
into a new terminal for Penn Station.
From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Lieber served at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, first as Deputy Assistant Secretary for policy,
and later rising to Acting Assistant Secretary.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Lieber practiced law at the New York
firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, and served in the office
of New York City Mayor Ed Koch and on the staff of The New Republic
magazine.
Mr. Lieber is a graduate of Harvard University and New York University
School of Law.
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