George Stoddard

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George E. Stoddard (January 7, 1917 – March 30, 2009)^[1] was a real estate financier who pioneered the use of the sale-and-leaseback transaction.

Stoddard was born in Perry, in Union County, Oregon, in 1917. His family moved east in 1928, living in Eastchester, New York. Stoddard earned a bachelors degree from Brigham Young University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a law degree from Fordham University.^[1]

He worked for 34 years at the Equitable Life Assurance Society before joining W. P. Carey & Co. in 1979. At W. P. Carey, Stoddard chaired the independent investment committee, personally reviewing ever deal raised by the firms' acquisition team. "If he didn't approve of a deal, it wouldn't get done," William Polk Carey, the firm's chairman, is reported to have said.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pristin, Terry (April 1, 2009). "George Stoddard, Financing Pioneer, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved April 1, 2009.

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Name	Stoddard, George
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Short description	American financier
Date of birth	January 7, 1917
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Date of death	March 30, 2009
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