Bob Safai – Founder and President of Madison Partners

Bob Safai, as founder and president of Madison Partners, is considered one of the premier investment sales brokers in Western United States. His firm has managed over $25 billion worth of real estate transactions.

On a recent episode of Poker After Dark, Dwan made an impressive bluff against him and won the hand.

Professional Career

Safai is an experienced investment sales broker who has earned top sales honors from both Real Estate Forum and Real Estate Southern California. Additionally, he’s an avid poker player, having competed on TV show High Stakes Poker.

Safai’s campaign finance filings reveal that nearly half of his funds come from real estate investments, particularly SST Investments – an operator of several high-end apartment complexes in San Francisco. He’s also served as political director for SEIU Local 87 and runs a consulting firm which provided services for one of Mayor Ed Lee’s main consultants.

Safai’s experience working as a real estate professional could prove advantageous in his bid to become the next mayor, although his ties with developers and landlords could present potential conflicts of interest should he become mayor.

Personal Life

Bob Safai is not only known for his real estate ventures but is an avid poker player as well. In 2011, he played an integral part of the 2011 Hollywood poker scandal involving Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck; it involved allegations that he owed nearly one million dollars before agreeing to settle for less than half the amount before being sued. Furthermore, he has appeared on several poker shows such as High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark.

Holace Starr and he have one child together. Sherron can often be found posting photos of himself with his family online; Instagram boasts 160,000+ followers while Twitter counts 57,000 accounts with plenty of tweets featuring him with his family or showing photos from life with Hollace. His social media accounts boast numerous tweets that feature him.

Net Worth

Safai is also an avid poker player and was involved in the 2011 Hollywood Poker Scandal alongside actors Tobey Maguire, Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck. According to reports he owed close to one million dollars but settled for less than half before facing lawsuits from these parties. Additionally he has appeared on television programs such as High Stakes Poker and Poker After Dark; competing against professional player Tom Dwan during fifth period on ‘Poker After Dark’ on NBC.

Safai is the founding partner and President of Madison Partners, the premier boutique commercial real estate firm in Southern California. A veteran investment sales broker with more than 30 years of experience, he specializes in selling investment property investments to both domestic and international investors.