Sanford SIGAL

NewMark Merrill Companies

President & CEO

Commercial Real Estate Developers

Recognized as the leader of one of the fastest-growing privately held shopping center firms in the U.S., Sanford Sigal is the president and CEO of NewMark Merrill Companies. With an early interest in technology, he serves as chairman of BrightStreet Ventures, a company he co-founded to integrate online platforms with traditional brick-and-mortar businesses and is an investor in over 100 PropTech companies. In the last year, his firm’s properties saw 190 million consumer visits, and his team signed 70 new leases and renewed over 175 more. He also launched a new business, NewMark Merrill Hadler Community Partners, focused on serving communities that deserve better retail environments. The company currently owns and/or manages 110 shopping centers representing a collective value of over $3 billion.