B. Robert Amjad is a Managing Director with Hemisphere Development, a nationally recognized brownfield redevelopment firm. He focuses primarily on Hemisphere’s acquisition and redevelopment activities. Mr. Amjad also is a Principal in Hemisphere Advisors.

Mr. Amjad is a graduate of St. Louis University (BA) and also holds an MBA (Finance) and a Juris Doctorate, both from Case Western Reserve University. During law school, Mr. Amjad served as Managing Editor of the Case Western University Law Review. Mr. Amjad also has taught courses in Real Estate Law and Real Estate Finance at John Carroll University.

Mr. Amjad brings significant transaction experience to Hemisphere. Prior to Hemisphere, he was a Director with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC (the former wholly owned investment banking subsidiary of Ernst & Young LLP which was acquired in 2004 by Guiliani Partners) in its merger and acquisition advisory practice. During his tenure as an investment banker, he advised middle market companies in a variety of industries on almost $1 billion in merger, acquisition, divestiture and capital-raising transactions.

Prior to his work with Ernst & Young Corporate Finance LLC, Mr. Amjad was a real estate consultant, assisting public and private entities in designing and implementing real estate development programs. Representative consulting assignments included designing and managing a 25-city national acquisition and development program for a national retail client and assisting a variety of clients in evaluating, acquiring and developing various types of real estate.

Mr. Amjad serves on the Board of Directors of the Ohio National Brownfield Association Chapter. He has made numerous presentations to various groups regarding structuring and executing Brownfield Redevelopments. He is also a founding member of the St. Martin dePorres High School, a Cristo Rey network school, Founders Club.