Donald Bren

Donald Leroy Bren is an American businessman who is chairman and sole owner of the Irvine Company, a US real estate investment company. Bren’s net worth is approximately $16.3 billion, making him number 30 on the 2018 Forbes 400 list.

  • Donald Bren is the United States’ richest real estate baron.
  • His Irvine Co. owns over 115 million square feet of real estate, mostly in Southern California.
  • His empire includes 550 office buildings and 125 apartment complexes.
  • Bren owns a 97% stake in Manhattan’s MetLife Building.
  • Bren attended the University of Washington on a skiing scholarship and spent three years in the U.S. Marine Corps.
  • The son of a real estate investor, Bren worked as a carpenter’s helper on his father’s buildings.

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