Our Management Team

ROBERT S. BOWDITCH, JR., General Partner

The firm was founded in 1971 by Robert S. Bowditch, Jr.  A graduate of Harvard University, the University of Washington School of Law and Harvard Law School, Mr. Bowditch practiced law for two years in Boston at Goodwin, Procter & Hoar before establishing MB Associates.  Under his direction, the company has built a reputation for excellence, developing luxury housing, low-and-moderate income housing, retail and office complexes. 

GERALD SLAVET, General Partner

Gerald Slavet graduated from Bowdoin College and received his Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Catholic University.  Mr. Slavet joined MB Associates in 1977, and during his tenure with the company, MB has developed more than $100 million of multi-family housing. 

STEVEN RIOFF, General Partner

Mr. Rioff is a graduate of Grinnell College and Northwestern University Law School.  Prior to joining MB Management Company in 1978 as Chief Executive Officer, he served as Senior Management Officer for the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency.  Before joining MHFA, Mr. Rioff served as Assistant to the Commissioner for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs.

Mr. Rioff has had extensive experience in both affordable housing development, syndication, and management as well as conventional housing acquisition and disposition. He also consults on troubled property financial restructuring.  He presently serves as the President of the Metropolitan Boston Housing Partnership, Boston’s non-profit regional housing partnership.

STEPHEN C. ROBERTS, Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Roberts is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and holds a graduate certificate in Management and Administration from Harvard University.  He has been involved in the real estate industry for over 20 years. 

 After joining MB Management in 1990, he was responsible for improving, formalizing and documenting MB Management’s procedures and developing and overseeing the company’s extensive training program.  Mr. Roberts has been responsible for successfully turning around properties in New England, Denver, Colorado, and Portland, Oregon.  His expertise lies in analyzing and solving difficult real estate management problems.

Mr. Roberts is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Rental Housing Association and is a member of the National Leased Housing Association as well as the New England Affordable Housing Managers Association, and Citizens Housing and Planning Association.  He is also an affiliate member of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations.