Alan Leventhal

Alan M. Leventhal is the billionaire founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Capital Partners.[1] Leventhal served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Beacon Properties Corporation, one of the largest real estate investment trusts (REIT) in the United States.[2]

Education

Leventhal is the son of Norman B. Leventhal. He received his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Northwestern University in 1974 and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1976.[3][2] Leventhal was Chairman of Boston University's Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2008,[2] a trustee of Northwestern University[2] and an overseer of the Tuck School of Business.[3] He also serves on the board of the Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), the board of the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, and the board of Friends of Post Office Square.

Leventhal has lectured at the Tuck School of Business[3] and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Center for Real Estate. Leventhal was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Boston University on May 17, 2009.[2]

Philanthropy

Leventhal and his wife, Sherry, are philanthropists,[4] who operate the Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Foundation.[5] They made a $5 million donation to Boston University.[2] Moreover, his family has given $10 million to the Boston Public Library for the creation of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.[6]

Awards

Leventhal was awarded the Realty Stock Review's "Outstanding CEO Award" for 1996 and 1997, and the Commercial Property News "Office Property Executive of the Year" for 1996. In 2004 he received Ernst & Young's New England Entrepreneur of the year award.

References

  1. ↑ Greg O'Brien (September 2003). "The Next Tycoon". Boston Magazine. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Vicky Waltz (May 12, 2009). "Honoring Alan M. Leventhal". Boston University. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Alan Leventhal". Donor Profiles. Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ "AmeriCorps proves its worth in urban classrooms". Boston Globe. February 4, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sherry and Alan Leventhal Family Foundation". Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  6. ↑ "BPL Charts Modern Course for its Maps". Boston.com. January 3, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2014.

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