Richard Peery

Richard Peery
Born 1938/1939 (age 79–80)[1]
Residence

Palo Alto, California, U.S. [1]

[2]
Nationality American
Alma mater Brigham Young University
Net worth US$2.5 billion (May 2017)[1]
Spouse(s) Mimi Peery
Children 4
Parent(s) Taylor Peery

Richard Peery (born 1938/39) is an American billionaire real estate developer.

Early life

Richard Peery is the son of Taylor Peery, who graduated from Stanford University's Business School before a career in banking and real estate.[3] He has a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University and dropped out of the MBA program at Stanford.[1]

Career

In his 20s, he took over the management of his father's property portfolio. In the 1960s, he teamed up with fellow billionaire John Arrillaga, buying Silicon Valley farmland to create office parks. Together, they own about 3.3 million square feet of office space, with tenants including Google and Intuit.[1]

He is active in philanthropy through the Peery Foundation.

As of September 2015, he had a net worth of US$2.2 billion.[1]

Personal life

He is married to Mimi Peery, and they have four children, Dennis, Jason, Jennifer, and David.[4][1] He lives in Palo Alto, California.[1] He is a Mormon.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Richard Peery". Forbes. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Richard Peery's House in Palo Alto, California (CA), US". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Family — Peery Foundation". Peeryfoundation.org. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Family — Peery Foundation". Peeryfoundation.org. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Who is the World's Wealthiest Mormon? Should We Care?". Times & Seasons. 2011-05-16. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
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