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After founding Compass in 2012, Reffkin built it into the largest independent U.S. real estate brokerage — 30,000-plus agents, a 2021 IPO, and an AI-powered platform that rewired how agents market, manage, and close deals.
Robert Reffkin is Founder and CEO of Compass, the largest independent real estate brokerage in the United States, which he founded in 2012.
Compass has grown to over 30,000 agents and went public in 2021. The platform provides agents with AI-powered marketing tools, CRM systems, and data analytics. Before Compass, Reffkin was the youngest Chief of Staff to the CEO at Goldman Sachs. He also founded the nonprofit New York Needs You.
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