Romy Baron-Cohen

Romy is a seasoned real estate agent and co-principal of the ABC of Real Estate in NJ & GA at Compass. She is a small-business owner & entrepreneur, and a long-time Essex County resident who brings both strategy and heart to every decision. She has spent over 30 years living, working, raising her family, and building her wide social network in this part of New Jersey. She brings a variety of personal & professional skill sets and knowledge into every single interaction, transaction and opportunity in life.. 

Throughout her life, Romy excelled in quickly pivoting to meet life’s challenges. Well before beginning in real estate, Romy was an Operations Manager for an International Prestige Fragrance Distributor. Faced with the need to be flexible & care for her two sons with special needs, Romy founded and managed a successful e-commerce fragrance business since 2005 from the ground up. 

Romy is known for being both naturally data-driven & people-focused. She knows how to listen closely, ask the right questions, and make sure every move and every strategy is both informed and aligned with her clients’ goals. Romy loves simplifying the complex and bringing clarity and confidence to one of life’s biggest decisions & transitions; buying and selling a home.. Whether it’s navigating a complex deal, streamlining a process, or putting out a last-minute fire, Romy thrives on finding thoughtful, efficient solutions that meet real-life needs. That is why she receives consistent 5-star client testimonials and is known as someone who will go above & beyond for her clients.

Her professional journey has bolstered her skills in exceptional customer experience, marketing, pricing & data analysis, logistics, business &, project management. Her personal experiences taught her to stay calm through chaos, shift and maneuver quickly, and find solutions under pressure with heart and compassion — all essential tools in real estate that bring tremendous value to each of her clients.  

That same mindset is what ultimately led Romy to move her business and join Compass, the #1 brokerage in the U.S. by volume (2024). Compass’ innovative, tech-forward tools and collaborative culture was the natural fit for how Romy works and the service she wants to deliver to her clients.

Romy serves West Orange, Livingston, South Orange/Maplewood, Essex Fells, The Caldwells, and surrounding West Essex County & Morris County towns — communities she knows well both personally and professionally.

A Few More Things About Romy:

• Romy immigrated to the U.S. from Israel as a young child. She lived two years in Bogota Colombia but the majority of her childhood was spent in New York City.
• Romy attended Brooklyn Tech, Stuyvesant High School and studied Economics & Accounting at Tel Aviv University. 
• Romy believes in “Paying It Forward”. and shares her knowledge of special needs advocacy and resources with others. She is the founder and an admin the West Orange Special Needs Network Facebook community
• Romy is a little bit tech geek, and a lot a bit old school.
• Romy loves puzzles and dabbling in cooking different cuisines. She is an audiobook addict and loves to listen to all kinds of rock music
• Romy currently lives in West Orange with her husband, two sons, and their rescue pup, Daisy.