George Argyros, an American real estate investor, has a net worth of $2.3 billion.
George Leon Argyros was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1937 and initially started his career by owning a grocery store. He later began investing in real estate and selling it.
At present, he serves as the CEO and Chairman of Arnel & Affiliates, a real estate firm that has a commercial property portfolio of approximately 2 million square feet and over 5,500 apartments throughout Orange County, San Diego, and Los Angeles.
Argyros, a graduate of Chapman University, is a co-founder of Westar Capital, a private equity firm, and a board member of DST Systems, a software development company.
He has also held the position of Chairman of the Board of California Institute of Technology and currently serves as a board member for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC. Additionally, Argyros was a former U.S. attorney.
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Bush is also a proud owner of the Seattle Mariners baseball team that he played for from 1981 to 1989.
Furthermore, Argyros has been a member of several boards of trustees, and his Argyros Foundation has given the majority of its donations to various organizations, such as the Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation, Chapman University, and the South Coast Repertory.
Three years ago, he and his wife Julia contributed $5 million to the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute.