Jorge Pérez Wiki, Biography
Jorge Pérez (born October 17, 1949) is an Argentine American billionaire real estate developer, art collector, and philanthropist. He is best known as the chairman and CEO of The Related Group. He is ranked 316th on the Forbes 400 list with a net worth of US$ 2.6 billion as of October, 2018, and 1,833rd on Forbes Billionaires list with US$1.7 billion as of November, 2021.
Pérez was born October 17, 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to Cuban parents of Spanish origin. He lived in Colombia before moving to Miami in 1968. His father was the head of a pharmaceutical company that was nationalized by the Cuban government. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Long Island University C.W. Post Campus, and a master’s degree in urban planning from the University of Michigan.
Related Group had $2.1 billion in revenue in 2004, putting Pérez at the top of the Hispanic Business 500 during this period of time. He is an active Democratic fund raiser; he advised Bill Clinton on Cuba during his presidency and was an active fundraiser for the failed presidential campaign of Senator Hillary Clinton. In 2008, he also hosted and raised money for Barack Obama after he became the Democratic presidential nominee.
On November 18, 2007, Related Group demolished the Sheraton at Bal Harbour to make way for a new project. The Sheraton at Bal Harbour, originally called the Americana, was created by architect Morris Lapidus, who also designed the Fontainebleau Miami Beach and Eden Roc hotels— buildings that had inspired Miami Modern Architecture (MiMo).
| Net Worth | $2.8 Billion |
| Date Of Birth | October 17, 1949 |
| Place Of Birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Profession | Real estate development |
| Education | University of Michigan, LIU Post |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Darlene Pérez |
| Children | Jon Paul Pérez, Felipe Pérez, Christina Pérez, Nicholas Pérez |
| IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm6562286 |
Pérez lives in Miami, Florida, with his wife, Darlene Pérez. He has four children. He is a friend and former business partner of President Donald Trump, who wrote the foreword for Pérez’s 2008 book, Powerhouse Principles, although he has since been publicly critical of Trump’s presidency.
In December 2011, Pérez donated $35 million in cash and art to the Miami Art Museum to support the construction of its Herzog & de Meuron designed building. The museum was renamed the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM). He donated $15 million more to the museum in 2016. The donation included $5 million in Cuban contemporary art. He has pledged to donate his entire collection to the museum after his death.
In 2019, Pérez opened a new art space called El Espacio 23 in Miami’s Allapattah neighborhood. The 28,000-square-foot experimental art space shows curated exhibitions from the Pérez Collection. It is open to the public and admission is free. The building also houses three apartments reserved for artist and curator residency programs.
In September 2021, Pérez donated $33 million to The Miami Foundation, an organization committed to building a more prosperous Miami. The donation came from the proceeds of the sale of his 10,000-square-foot waterfront estate, known as “Villa Cristina.” The foundation will use the funds to support causes associated with arts, culture, education, and social justice.
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