Larry Mizel

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Larry Mizel (b. 1943)^[1]is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of MDC Holdings, a large real estate developer that is the parent of Richmond American Homes.

Mizel graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1964, and with a JD from the University of Denver College of Law in 1967.^[2]

Mizel founded MDC in 1972. In March 1996, he was elected President of the company, a position he held until July 1999.^[3] In 2006, the company reported $4.8 billion in total revenue.^[4] Mizel was paid a 2005 bonus of $20.5 million.^[5]

Mizel was a trustee of the Marsico Investment Fund, an open-end investment company; he resigned from that position in February 2004.^[3]

Mizel was one of the founders of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a human rights organization.^[2]In 2003, he was elected Chairman of the Board of the organization.^[3]

In 1994, Mizel had an estimated net worth of over $100 million. ^[6]

In 1982, Mizel and his wife, Carol started the Mizel Museum Judaica, now called the Mizel Museum. In late 2005 it was announced that the museum would move to to the ground floor of the Museum Residences luxury condominium development, under construction in downtown Denver.^[7] The Mizel Center for Arts and Culture is also named for Mizel, but is a separate organization.

Between 1989 and 2006, Mizel and his wife contributed about one million dollars to federal candidates, PACs, and political parties; 94% went to Republican candidates and party committees.^[8]