George Argyros

George Leon Argyros is a former United States Ambassador to Spain. He is also a real estate investor, and was the owner of Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners from 1981 to 1989.

  • The grandson of Greek immigrants, Argyros worked his way through high school and college in southern California as a paperboy and grocery clerk.
  • Argyros, a real estate mogul, founded property firm Arnel & Affiliates in southern California in 1968 and currently serves as the CEO.
  • The company owns 5,500 apartments in Orange County, California and nearly 2 million square feet of commercial real estate in southern California.
  • In January 2018, the Argyros family foundation pledged $7.5 million to renovate the Los Angeles Coliseum, home of the USC Trojans.

George Argyros