David Simon (CEO)
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David E. Simon (born 1961/1962) is an American billionaire real estate developer, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, an S&P 100 company and the largest U.S. publicly traded commercial real estate company.
David Simon | |
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| Born | 1961 or 1962 (age 62–63)[1] |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA) Columbia University (MBA) |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Freed (1986) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Melvin Simon (father) Paul Skjodt (brother-in-law) |
Early life and education
Simon is the son of Jewish American real estate developer and founder Melvin Simon and his first wife Bess (née Meshulam).[2] He obtained a B.S. degree from Indiana University in 1983 and an M.B.A. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business in 1985.[3]
Career
Simon started his career at First Boston.[4] From 1988 to 1990, he worked at Wasserstein Perella & Co. as a vice president.[5]
In 1990,[6] he joined Simon Property precursor Melvin Simon & Associates as Chief Financial Officer. In 1993, he led the efforts to take Simon Property Group public with a nearly $1 billion initial public offering that, at the time, was the largest real estate stock offering. He became CEO in 1995 and chairman in 2007.
He is a former chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) leadership team[7] and is a former trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). In 2000, he was inducted into the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Academy of Alumni Fellows.[8]
Philanthropy
In 2013, he donated $5 million support the construction Columbia Business School's new facilities.[9]
Personal life
In 1986, he married Jacqueline Susan Freed.[10][11][12] They have five children.[13][14]
References
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