Bruce E. Bender is Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Assistant Secretary of the Corporation.  He also serves as the Vice President of Acquisitions of the Asset Manager, Cambridge Street Asset Management LLC. In this position, he evaluates, recommends and acquires commercial real estate on behalf of Royal Oak. Bruce is a partner in Cambridge Street Asset Management LLC.

Bruce has over 30 years in the industry, and Bruce has acquired a unique blend of commercial real estate experience with involvement in all aspects of real estate transactions including purchasing, selling, financing and leasing. Prior to joining Royal Oak, Bruce spent 15 years at Xerox Corporation where he held numerous management positions in its global real estate organization. Throughout this time, he was directly responsible for acquisitions, facility management, and real estate strategy. Before his Xerox experience, Bruce handled certain commercial real estate responsibilities for Monro Muffler Brake and Wegmans Food Markets.

Bruce earned an MBA in Finance and Corporate Accounting from the Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL. He has been a licensed Real Estate Broker in New York State since 1998 and is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.