Edward Alexander Mermelstein (born October 22,1967) is the former New York City's Commissioner for International Affairs.[1] He is also an attorney,financial investment advisor,media pundit and real estate developer.
Mermelstein is the founder of several companies,including the One &Only Realty,its investment arm One &Only Holdings,and the corporate and international real estate law firm Rheem Bell &Mermelstein.[2][3]
Early life
Mermelstein was born to a Jewish family in 1967.[4] In 1976,he emigrated to the United States,[5] where he attended the Bronx High School of Science. He joined the US Army while still in high school[citation needed]. After his Army training,Mermelstein attended NYU and graduated in 1991 with a B.A. in psychology. Mermelstein studied law at the Thomas Cooley Law School[6] in the 1990s.
Career
Mermelstein has been a foreign investment advisor for more than 20 years,and assists wealthy foreigners with investments and acquisitions in the United States.[7]
Mermelstein's business endeavors are operated through One &Only Realty and One &Only Holdings,[8] which specialize in the representation of foreign buyers in the acquisition of Real Estate worldwide,and provide family office planning services.[9]
Mermelstein is also the founding partner of Rheem Bell &Mermelstein,a boutique New York City law firm specializing in complex real estate transactions and the resolution of international matters.[10][11]
Mayor’s Office of International Affairs
On January 5,2022,Mermelstein was named the commissioner of the Mayor's Office of International Affairs by New York City Mayor Eric Adams.[12]
News Media &Accomplishments
Mermelstein has appeared on various television networks such as CNBC,[13] Fox Business Network,[14] and Reuters[15] discussing foreign investments in the U.S. marketplace. He has been quoted in articles published by the New York Times,[16] the Wall Street Journal[17] the Financial Times,[18] Reuters,[19] and the New York Observer[20] on topics spanning from price stabilization in the NYC luxury real estate market,to the status of foreign direct investment into the U.S. marketplace. He has also contributed as a guest columnist with Forbes magazine.[21]
Philanthropy
Mermelstein is the Chairman Emeritus[22] of the Council of Jewish ÉmigréCommunity Organizations (COJECO).[23]
Mermelstein is a member of the Board of Overseers for the New York University Department of Arts &Sciences.[24] Mermelstein also served as a mentor to the Young Jewish Professionals Real Estate Network based in New York City.[25]
Mermelstein also served as President of the international search and rescue organization,ZAKA.[26]
In June 2019,Mermelstein was appointed to Grand Marshal of the 2019 Celebrate Israel Parade.[27] Mermelstein stated his support for Israel.[28]
Commissioner of Mayor’s Office of International Affairs 2022–present
Incumbent
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