Robert P. Kogod

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Robert P. Kogod (b. 1932) is an American business executive and philanthropist.

A 1962 alumnus of American University, Kogod married into the Charles E. Smith family when he wed Arlene Smith, and began to work alongside her brother Robert H. Smith and father Charles E. Smith. Kogod and Smith are best known for spearheading the development of Crystal City in northern Virginia.

During his time with the Smith companies, Kogod served as the co-Chairman and co-Chief Executive Officer for Charles E. Smith Co. Commercial Realty L.P. and Charles E. Smith Residential Realty, Inc. Having amassed and inherited a large fortune, Kogod and his wife became generous philanthropists in the greater Washington, D.C. area.

Their contributions have benefited a number of educational institutions, not-for-profit organizations and foundations, and earned Kogod a seat on many of their boards. Kogod sits on the Board of Trustees of American University, Vornado Realty Trust and Archstone-Smith Trust, the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and the Board of Directors of District of Columbia College Access Program, the Greater Washington Jewish Community Foundation, the Island Foundation on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Kogod is also heavily involved in Jewish and Israel work, founding and leading the Shalom Hartman Institute, developing the Israeli embassy, and maintaining membership on the International Board of Governors of Hillel and the Committee on the Present Danger.

[edit] Philanthropic donations

1979: Kogod School of Business, American University
- 2004: $15 million gift for the business school annex
Smithsonian Institution
- 2004: $25 million toward the renovation of the historic Patent Office Building
- Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
Arlene and Robert Kogod Center for the Arts, Sidwell Friends School
Robert and Arlene Kogod Program on Aging, Mayo Clinic
Robert & Arlene Kogod Theatre at the University of Maryland, College Park