David Simon (CEO)

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David Simon
Born1961or1962(age 62–63) [1]
Education Indiana University, Bloomington (BA)
Columbia University (MBA)
SpouseJacqueline Freed (1986)
Children5
Relatives Melvin Simon (father)
Paul Skjodt (brother-in-law)

David E. Simon (born 1961/1962) is an American billionaire real estate developer, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group, an S&P 100 company and the largest U.S. publicly traded commercial real estate company.

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Early life and education

Simon is the son of Jewish American real estate developer and founder Melvin Simon and his first wife Bess (née Meshulam). [2] He obtained a B.S. degree from Indiana University in 1983 and an M.B.A. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Business in 1985. [3]

Career

Simon started his career at First Boston. [4] From 1988 to 1990, he worked at Wasserstein Perella & Co. as a vice president. [5]

In 1990, [6] he joined Simon Property precursor Melvin Simon & Associates as Chief Financial Officer. In 1993, he led the efforts to take Simon Property Group public with a nearly $1 billion initial public offering that, at the time, was the largest real estate stock offering. He became CEO in 1995 and chairman in 2007.

He is a former chairman of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) leadership team [7] and is a former trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). In 2000, he was inducted into the Indiana University Kelley School of Business Academy of Alumni Fellows. [8]

Philanthropy

In 2013, he donated $5 million support the construction Columbia Business School's new facilities. [9]

Personal life

In 1986, he married Jacqueline Susan Freed. [10] [11] [12] They have five children. [13] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Executive Profile: David E. Simon". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Indianapolis Star: "Simon’s daughter sues widow over will - Complaint says billionaire’s 2nd wife coerced him into signing new estate plan favoring her" by John Russell Estateofdenial.com, January 9, 2010
  3. ↑ "David Simon, CEO of Simon Property Group (SPG), Earns $1.2 mil". Forbes.com. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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  8. ↑ "Honoree: Search Awards: University Honors & Awards: Indiana University". honorsandawards.iu.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
  9. ↑ School, Columbia Business (2013-10-23). "David E. Simon Pledges $5 Million toward Manhattanville". Newsroom. Retrieved 2019-12-27.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ "Jacqueline S. Freed to WedDavid E. Simon Next June". The New York Times . 17 March 1985. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Simon family contributes major gift for life sciences building". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Life Sciences Building in Bloomington". Newground.iufoundation.iu.edu. Archived from the original on 2009-03-10. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Indianapolis Business Journal: "Simon Property CEO uses hard-nosed style to excel at acquisitions" by Cory Schouten Ibj.com, March 6, 2010
  14. ↑ Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis: "The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Dedicates Simon Family Dormitory at New Scopus Student Village - Hebrew U Recognizes the Generosity of Family Behind Simon Property Group" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Jfgi.org August 22, 2007
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