George M. Marcus
| George M. Marcus | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
George Moutsanas 1941 (age 76–77) 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 co-owner of Essex Property Trust | ||||
| Net worth |
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| 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.[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,[1] with William A. Millichap.
Marcus is chairman of Essex Property Trust.[4] He owned 2.4% stake.[1]
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 Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "George Marcus". Forbes. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- 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.