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Andrew Passen is executive vice president of Human Resources for Forest City Enterprises.
Passen is responsible for developing and implementing the company’s human capital strategy which is focused on attracting, developing and retaining the high caliber of employees and professional talent that have been a hallmark of Forest City throughout its history. In addition to the compensation and benefits functions, reporting to Passen are HR generalists who serve as strategic partners to the Residential, Commercial and Land SBUs, as well as to individual corporate departments. In addition, Passen has responsibility for the Company’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Passen joined Forest City in April of 2006 but has been associated with the company as a consultant since 2001. Prior to becoming a member of Forest City’s executive team, he was a founder and partner in the firm of O’Brien, Passen and Associates, a consultancy of organizational psychologists providing executive development, selection and change management services to companies in the U.S. and Europe.
A member of the American Psychological Association, Passen also belongs to the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, the American Management Association, the Society of Human Resource Management and The Urban Land Institute.
Passen earned his Ph.D. from Kent State University and a Master of Arts in Psychology from Cleveland State University. He earned his undergraduate degree at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. | 