Ronald Tutor

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Ronald Tutor
Born
Ronald N. Tutor

1940or1941(age 83–84) [1]
Sherman Oaks, California, US
Education Van Nuys High School
Alma mater University of Southern California
OccupationBusinessman
TitleChairman and CEO, Tutor Perini
President, Tutor-Saliba Corporation
SpouseAlia Tutor
Children5, including Tracy Tutor

Ronald N. Tutor (born 1940/1941) is an American businessman. He is chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Tutor Perini, and president of the Tutor-Saliba Corporation.

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Early life

Ronald N. Tutor [2] was born in Sherman Oaks, California, and is of Armenian descent. [3] His father, A.G. Tutor, founded A.G. Tutor Co., a real estate development company, in 1949. [1] The company built "houses and small commercial buildings". [1]

Education

Tutor was educated at Harvard Westlake and Van Nuys High School. [1] He graduated from the University of Southern California in 1963. [4]

Career

Tutor started a career in construction shortly after graduation, working for Tutor-Saliba and A.G. Tutor Co. [5] He now serves as Chairman, CEO and President of Tutor Perini, and President of the Tutor-Perini Corporation. [6] He received the United States Army Corps of Engineers National Contractor of the Year Award for Civil Works Projects in 1994. [4]

Miramax investment

In 2010, Tutor was a lead investor in the $650 million purchase of Miramax Films from The Walt Disney Company, investing between US$35 million and US$50 million. [7] [8] [9] The acquisition started with a lavish party that included Rob Lowe and Jamie-Lynn Sigler. [1] In 2013, he sold his stake to the Qatar Investment Authority. [7] [10] [11] [12]

Philanthropy

Tutor serves on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, USC. [6] Tutor gifted USC The Ronald Tutor Campus Center and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Tutor Hall, which are named in his honor. [4] [13] He has received the Asa V. Call Alumni Achievement Award from USC. [4] He donated US$2 million to the USC Institute of Armenian Studies in 2008. [3] In 2014, his wife Alia endowed the Alia Tutor Chair in Reproductive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. [14] In 2022, his wife donated $17.5 million to Columbia Law School to fund the redesign of the law school library, the largest single commitment in the school's history. [15]

Personal life

Tutor has two sons with his wife, Alia, and three daughters from previous marriages. [1] [14] One of his daughters is Tracy Tutor, a main cast member on the real estate reality television program, Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles . [16]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Miller, Daniel (March 29, 2012). "Ron Tutor: The Lawsuits, Losses and Private Struggles of the Man Behind Miramax". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Executive Profile: Ronald N. Tutor". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Armenian Studies Institute Salutes Trustee". USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science. June 1, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "USC Alumni". usc.edu. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ron Tutor | Los Angeles Business Journal". 30 July 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Forbes". forbes.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  7. 1 2 Alex Ben Block, Ron Tutor Sells His Miramax Stake, The Hollywood Reporter , 1/21/2013
  8. ↑ Claudia Eller, Dawn C. Chmielewski, Ron Tutor's bid for Miramax moves forward, The Los Angeles Times , June 05, 2010
  9. ↑ Claudia Eller, Dawn C. Chmielewski, Disney agrees to sell Miramax Films to investor group led by Ron Tutor, The Los Angeles Times, July 30, 2010
  10. ↑ Ben Fritz, Ron Tutor sells Miramax stake, The Los Angeles Times, January 21, 2013
  11. ↑ "Hollywood Deadline" Ron Tutor Sells Stake In Miramax: Report deadline.com, Retrieved on January 22, 2013
  12. ↑ Abrams, Rachel (January 21, 2013). "Tutor exits Miramax, raising questions about future". Variety. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Grand Opening of the USC Ronald Tutor Campus Center". 24 August 2010.
  14. 1 2 Hamaker, Amy E. (April 18, 2014). "Alia Tutor endows Keck School chair for fertility research". USC News. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Lead Gift From Alia Tutor '00 Paves the Way for a Reimagined Law Library". www.law.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  16. ↑ "Mega-builder lists in Hidden Hills", Los Angeles Times (January 23, 2010), p. 31.
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