George M. Marcus
George M. Marcus | |
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Born |
George Moutsanas 1941 (age 75–76) Euboea, Greece |
Residence | Los Altos Hills, California, US |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
Occupation | real estate broker |
Known for | Founder and chairman of Marcus & Millichap |
Net worth | US$1.05 billion (April 2017)[1] |
Title | Chairman, Essex Property Trust |
Spouse(s) | Judy Marcus |
Website | https://www.mmcrealestate.com/ |
George M. Marcus (born 1941) is a Greek-American billionaire real estate broker, the co-founder and chairman of Marcus & Millichap, and chairman of Essex Property Trust.[1][2]
Early life
He was born George Moutsanas in Euboea, Greece, in 1941, and migrated to the US with his family in 1945, aged four.[3][4]
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from San Francisco State University (SFSU) in 1965.[2]
Career
In 1971, he co-founded Marcus & Millichap, with William A. Millichap.[1]
Marcus is chairman of Essex Property Trust.[4]
Personal life
Marcus lives in Los Altos Hills, California.[1]
Philanthropy
Marcus and his wife Judy donated $3 million to help found SFSU’s International Center for the Arts.[3] In 2017, Marcus donated $1 million to Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "George Marcus". Forbes.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- 1 2 Stocks (April 26, 2017). "Stocks". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- 1 2 3 Theodore Kalmoukos (February 5, 2017). "George Marcus Donates $1 Million to Hellenic College – Holy Cross". The National Herald. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
- 1 2 "George M. Marcus - From Euboea to the Forbes billionaires’ list". ellines.com. Retrieved August 1, 2017.