SCOTTSDALE , Ariz. -- Daniel Pollack was just 31 years old when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver early in the morning on Sept. 11 in Scottsdale, near Hayden and Thomas roads.
Daniel served as a Vice President and the Designated Broker for the Arizona office of Michael A Pollack International Management Incorporated, the company founded by his father, well known shopping center owner and philanthropist Michael Pollack. Daniel began his career in real estate at Marcus & Millichap, where he worked during college in the research department before entering the family business.
Daniel held two degrees from Arizona State University’s W.P. Carey School of Business, one in real estate and one in small business management. Daniel was pursuing a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the time of his death. He also attended the Real Estate Management Program at Harvard Business School.
Daniel was listed in Arizona Real Estate Magazine’s, “Top People to know in Commercial Real Estate” for 2009, 2010 & 2011. He was a founding committee member of the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Next Generation Division (and later as State Chair 2006-2009). Daniel was instrumental in creating a community for new commercial real estate professionals to become acquainted with one another. As a member of the Urban Land Institute’s Smart Growth Committee, Daniel was part of a diverse team of professionals charged with awarding the prestigious Smart Growth Award.
His community work included volunteering with the Maricopa County Justice Courts as a Mediator, and serving as a board member with the Jewish Community Foundation.
