Background
Nahigian, Robert John was born on February 24, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Moses and Theresa (Zeytoundjian) Nahigian.
consultant real estate company executive
Nahigian, Robert John was born on February 24, 1956 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Moses and Theresa (Zeytoundjian) Nahigian.
Bachelor cum laude, Lehigh University, 1978; Master of Science in Urban Planning, Columbia University, 1980.
Property manager Auburndale Realty Company, Massachusetts, 1972-1977. Junior planner Bethlehem Redevelopment Authority, Pennsylvania, 1978. Planner, technical analyst Perkins & Will Architectural Firm, New York City, 1978-1980.
City planner, economic developer City of Bowie, Maryland, 1980-1981. Vice president The Norwood Group, Inc., Burlington, Massachusetts, 1981-1988. Vice president, director The Robbins Group, Cambridge, 1988-1989.
President Auburndale Realty Company, Newton, since 1989. Director, lecturer real estate studies Northeastern University, Boston, 1982—1993. Instructor real estate Boston University, since 1994.
Lecturer, speaker at conventions in field. Boston University lecturer University of Hong Kong Polytech. 1st SIOR speaker at Latin America's First Real Estate Conference, Bogota, Colombia, 1998.
Invited lecturer Czech Republic, Poland. Member Greater Boston Real Estate Board Commercial Broker Association, Government and Agency Law Task Force Affairs representative, 2002—2006. Member Commercial Overlay State Task Force.
Appointed by Governor Romney Massachusetts Highway Real Estate Review Board, 2004. Appointed chairman Massachusetts Realtors Commercial Investment Council, 2005—2006. Arbitrator Greater Boston Real Estate Board.
Member Wang Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, 1985. Member presidential advisory committee on Housing in Massachusetts Massachusetts Association of Realtors. Fellow: Royal Institute Chartered Surveyors.
Member: Greater Boston Association Realtors (education task force, appointed government affairs committee), Worcester Regional Association Realtors (education taskforce), Commercial Brokers Association (government affairs representative, agency law taskforce to Massachusetts Association Realtors 2002-2003, board directors since 2002, 2004-2005, education committee 2008, commercial overlay state task force study, Broker Achievement Bronze award 2000, Broker Achievement Gold award 2001, Industrial Deal of Year award 2001, Commercial Leasing Achievement Gold award 2001, Advisory Assignment of Year 2003, 2004, Appreciation Gift 2005, Advisory Assignment of Year 2005), National Association Industrial and Office Parks (New England chapter membership committee 1993-1996, membership committee chairman 1996, executive committee 1996, certified appreciation Massachusetts chapter), American Society Real Estate (counselors of real estate 1996, national convention speaker 1997, committee member national education committee, national presidential taskforce 1998—2000, vice-chairman public relations committee 1998—2000, national special taskforce 2001, national chairman public relations and communications 2001-2002, national board directors 2001-2004, secretary New England/New York chapter 2005-2007, New England/New York chapter chair 2008), Society Industrial and Office Realtors (national vice chairman office courses 1993-1994, education executive committee 1993-1994, national regional vice president 1994-1996, national executive committee 1994-1996, national board director 1994-1996, national chairman instructors committee 1994-1997, national chairman education committee 1994-1998, ex officio education fund 1995-1997, national chairman education executive committee 1995-1997, national nominating committee 1995-1998, presidential education taskforce 1995-1999, board director New England chapter since 1995, president New England chapter 1998-1999, special advisory and immediate past president 2000-2001, national budget and finance committee 2000-2002, vice president national committee programs, national convention co-chairman, national board directors 2001, national vice chairman designation courses education committee, national nominating committee 2002, national vice Chairman faculty committee 2003-2004, site selection and facilty convention planning committee 2006-2007, national vice-chair training and development of faculty 2006-2007, national vice-chairman faculty committee since 2006, presidential taskforce on education 2007, senior instructor, instructors committee and office marketing forum, taskforce industrial office leasing handbook, property evaluation forum, expert roundtable committee, National Real Estate Instructor of Year 1994, medal of appreciation New England chapter 1998-1999, Appreciation medal New England chapter 1998-1999, National Real Estate Instructor of Year 2002, 2003, 2004, certified appreciation, certified professional education committee, certified appreciation as outgoing national educational chair), Massachusetts Association Realtors (committee member since 2001, agency law task force 2003-2004, commercial board overlay task force 2004, board directors commercial investment council since 2005, government affairs committee for College of Business Administration), National Association Realtors (certified of appreciation 1992, Massachusetts mediation officer award 2001), Algonquin Club, Lehigh Club (class '78 president 1993-1998), Lambda Alpha (board directors Boston chapter).
Married Donna P. Dewar, October 23, 1993. Children: Jessica Lee, Kimberly Patricia.