Why Robert Reffkin's mother is coming to work at Compass

Compass co-founder and his mother talk about what they are trying to achieve in real estate
by Staff Writer
July 29, 2016
  • Robert Reffkin, the CEO of Compass has just hired his mother to work in his Upper East Side office.
  • Ruth Reffkin was his inspiration for entering the field of real estate which needed a new approach, he said.
  • Compass is opening new offices in San Francisco in the fall.

It was real estate agent Ruth Reffkin’s birthday on Wednesday. The active Manhattan agent turned 71. And rather than thinking about retirement to spend time with her grandchildren — whom she adores — she started a brand new job at her son’s company, Compass, a tech-driven real estate brokerage.

Article image credited to Ruth and Robert Reffkin