Robert Kessner began working full-time for Steve Kessner’s business in 2004, working his way up the accounting ranks to eventually become the Controller of the company. During this period, he worked by day and earned his MBA by night, eventually using his Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management degree to venture out into the restaurant business. After starting up then successfully selling his restaurant a couple of years later in 2015, Robert returned to the real estate business and joined Steve and Michael as CFO of K5 Equities. Over the past decade he has been an integral part of acquisitions and handles oversight of all accounting and banking functions for the firm. Robert also spearheads the underwriting of all prospective deals, the result of which has been the acquisition of more than $300 million in property value across fifteen plus properties during his tenure.

Robert graduated from Syracuse University, class of 2004, with a BA and from Baruch College, class of 2010, with an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management